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Zambia And Nigeria Stumble In Olympics’ Women Football
29 Jul

Zambia And Nigeria Stumble In Olympics’ Women Football

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The second round of matches in the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Games football competition saw both African representatives, Zambia and Nigeria, suffer defeats on Sunday complicating their paths to the quarter-finals. In a thrilling 11-goal encounter at the Stade de Nice, Zambia went toe-to-toe with Australia’s Matildas but the Copper Queens suffered a 6-5 defeat in the last minute despite a historic hat-trick by Barbra Banda. The Zambian captain Banda opened the scoring with a spectacular 30-yard curler just seconds after kick-off. Despite Australia’s quick equaliser, Banda went on to complete a hat-trick, becoming the first player to score three…
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Black Queens Set To Face Zambia At The Accra Sports Stadium Today
23 Feb

Black Queens Set To Face Zambia At The Accra Sports Stadium Today

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The Black Queens of Ghana are set to face a challenging hurdle in their bid to qualify for this year's Paris Olympics at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium on Friday, 23 February. The team, led by Swiss coach Nora Häuptle, must overcome the Copper Queens of Zambia in the penultimate round of qualifiers. The women's senior national team began the qualifiers on a strong note, with convincing wins against Guinea and Benin. The team's impressive performance in the Women's African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has given fans a desire to value the soil's football activities. Despite the untimely death of a squad…
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Zambia Name Squad for Olympic Showdown With Black Queens Of Ghana
09 Feb

Zambia Name Squad for Olympic Showdown With Black Queens Of Ghana

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The coach of Zambia's female national team Bruce Mwape has announced his provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers against Ghana. The first leg match between the Shepolopolo and the Black Queens of Ghana will be played in Kumasi on Friday 23 February and the reverse fixture at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola five days later. In the squad, Mwape has retained most of the players who completed the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualification task against Angola. Green Buffaloes striker and runner Kabange Mupopo has returned to the Shepolopolo squad for the first time in…
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2023 WWC: Spain Through To Next Round After 5-0 Win Over Zambia
26 Jul

2023 WWC: Spain Through To Next Round After 5-0 Win Over Zambia

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Jenni Hermoso and Alba Redondo scored twice as Spain underlined their credentials as potential Fifa Women’s World Cup winners by thrashing Zambia to progress to the last 16 with a game to spare. The Spanish opened their Group C campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win against Costa Rica last week, having a total of 46 shots on goal. They picked up where they left off against Zambia, racing into a ninth-minute lead when Teresa Abelleira drove in a stunning strike from distance. Hermoso doubled the lead just four minutes later, heading home a cross on her 100th appearance for her…
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Fiscal Policy To Remain Constrained In Ghana Due To Elevated Funding Costs – Rand Merchant Bank
08 Feb

Fiscal Policy To Remain Constrained In Ghana Due To Elevated Funding Costs – Rand Merchant Bank

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Rand Merchant Bank is warning of constrained fiscal policy in African countries such as Ghana and Zambia due to elevated costs of funding. The two countries are presently undertaking debt restructuring to bring their debt levels to sustainable levels. In its forecast for the year 2023, the South African based research arm of First National Bank, said it expects further reliance by African countries on multilateral and domestic funding to support the various country deficits. “Fiscal policy will remain constrained across most markets, partly due to elevated costs of funding. Nevertheless, we expect further reliance on multilateral and domestic funding…
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