The Classics: Italy vs Zambia, 1988
In the 1960s African teams were not taken seriously by FIFA, which denied them a single guaranteed place in the World Cup finals until 1970. Yet African sides performed well in Olympic football...
View ArticleBabylon Fútbol Café
Rafik Saidi’s 59th minute winner in Algiers this past weekend looks to have ended Zambia’s hopes for South Africa. Rwanda must beat Algeria and Zambia must beat Egypt for Zambia to have any chance....
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Chipolopolo Champions of Africa
The room was tense. Zambia and Ivory Coast had played their hearts out in a goalless draw over 120+ minutes and now it came down to penalties. With me, watching a good stream on the big screen at work...
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Resuscitating Football on the Zambian Copperbelt
Guest Post by Hikabwa Chipande NDOLA — Zambia’s victory in the 2012 African Nations Cup has spawned a new fashion on the Copperbelt — the country’s industrial and football heartland — where people now...
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The French Disconnection: Zambia and Renard Part Company
Guest Post by *Hikabwa D. Chipande (@HikabwaChipande) LUSAKA––The Football Association of Zambia and Hervé Renard have parted company after the 2012 African Nations Cup winning coach signed with French...
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Football and Independence in Zambia
Guest Post by *Hikabwa Chipande LUSAKA—On a rainy Friday evening at the Pamodzi Hotel, Zambia Open University Professor Ackson Kanduza, president of the Southern African Historical Society, convened a...
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China’s Stadium Diplomacy: A Zambian Perspective
Guest Post by *Hikabwa Chipande “If you want to see the heart of China’s soft-power push into Africa,” writes Elliot Ross in a recent piece for Sports Illustrated’s “Roads & Kingdoms” series,...
View ArticleThe beautiful (Zambian) game in a beautiful (Chinese) stadium
The latest Cowries and Rice podcast features Michigan State University History PhD candidate Hikabwa Decius Chipande discussing China’s stadium diplomacy in Zambia. Intriguingly, the enterprising...
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Dennis Liwewe, Zambia’s Football Voice, Dies at 78
Guest Post by Hikabwa Chipande (@HikabwaChipande) LUSAKA—Zambia is mourning football radio commentator Dennis Liwewe, who died on April 22, 2014, at the age of 78. Liwewe caught the soccer fever on the...
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Zambian Fútbology
Guest Post by *Hikabwa Chipande LUSAKA—On June 4, 2014, I was invited by Dr. Walima Kalusa, the University of Zambia’s History Department head, to present a fútbological paper based on my current...
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Film Review: “E18hteam” — Zambia, From Tragedy to Glory
I settled into my seat at Fresh View Cinemas, Levy Park, in Lusaka, for the premiere of “e18hteam”—the first feature film about the history of football in Zambia—with more than a passing interest in...
View ArticleMining for Goals on the Zambian Copperbelt
[View the story “Zambian Futbology” on Storify] Zambia won the African Nations Cup in 2012. It is a recognized regional football powerhouse. As in most African countries, Zambians are fiercely...
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Ted Dumitru, innovative coach in South Africa, dies at 76
Ted Dumitru at the South African Football Coaches Association, SAFA House, Johannesburg on 22 October 2014 © Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix Ted Dumitru, the Romanian-born coach who had a successful career...
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Football and Politics in Africa: A Not-To-Be-Missed BBC Radio Documentary
“Beyond the Pitch” is a riveting BBC World Service radio documentary that explores the close links between the “beautiful game” of football and the “dirty game” of politics in multiple African...
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