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26 Nov

ATHLETES IN SMILE AS TEULINGS LEAGUE GETS ANOTHER TWO-YEAR SUPPORT

ATHLETES IN SMILE AS TEULINGS LEAGUE GETS ANOTHER TWO-YEAR SUPPORT Beautiful smiles were written on the faces of athletes after it was announced that more support for the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge will continue till the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Teulings Foundation Representative Hans Bertels disclosed during the awards ceremony held on 26 November that Coen Teulings, Chairman of Merifin Capital in Belgium is happy with the results being yielded by the project since 2011. He expressed hope that through the extended [...]

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25 Nov

TEULINGS REPRESENTATIVE HANS BERTELS WISHES TEAM ZAMBIA THE BEST OF LUCK AS THEY PREPARE FOR REGION 5 GAMES

Hans Bertels the representative of Coen Teulings, Chairman of Merifin Capital in Belgium has wished Team Zambia bound for the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games in Lilongwe Malawi the best of luck. Bertels says he is happy to note that some of the athletes making up Team Zambia have been picked from the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge a competition that the OYDC Zambia has been hosting since 2011 engaging children below the age of 20 years. He says [...]

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20 Nov

Preps for Teulings awards ceremony progressing well

Preps for Teulings awards ceremony progressing wellOYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre will on Saturday 26 November host the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge awards ceremony. On Saturday 19 November all Teulings league games were concluded and athletes, coaches, umpires and media will wait to be rewarded during the ceremony which is expected to be graced by the Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts Hon. Elvis Nkandu MP. The ceremony will also see representatives from the Teulings Foundation Hans Bertels, the [...]

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12 Nov

OYDC RUGBY TEAM WON TEULINGS LEAGUE IN THREE AGE CATEGORIES

OYDC RUGBY TEAM WON TEULINGS LEAGUE IN THREE AGE CATEGORIES OYDC Zambia rugby team has emerged champions of the Teulings league for 2022 and awaits to be rewarded with trophies and medals on the 26 November. The team played its final games in the girls’ and boys’ U14, and U17 and won all the games against its competitors. In the U14 boys final OYDC thrashed Matero 40-18, and in the U17 girls final OYDC beat Chazanga 30-15 while in the U17 girls [...]

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09 Nov

FOUR-TIME COMMONWEALTH AND ASIAN GAMES TENNIS GOLD MEDALIST TIPS ZAMBIAN SPORTS MOVEMENT

FOUR-TIME COMMONWEALTH AND ASIAN GAMES TENNIS GOLD MEDALIST TIPS ZAMBIAN SPORTS MOVEMENT India’s former professional tennis player Somdev Devvarman who is a four-time Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medallist has observed that Zambia has the potential to produce epic athletes if facilities like the OYDC Zambia are well utilised. Devvarman who competed with top tennis stars like Rodger Federer, Andy Murray, and Rafal Nadal among others disclosed after touring the OYDC Zambia facilities on 10 November 2022 that several youths [...]

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30 Oct

TEULINGS GRAND FINALE TAKES CENTER STAGE

TEULINGS GRAND FINALE TAKES CENTER STAGE Over the weekend, over 300 athletes representing beach volleyball, handball and hockey took part in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. The games were the last ones for the three sports in the Teulings league as they now switch focus to the grand finale on the 26 November. OYDC Zambia programmes officer Likemore Mahunje says the preparation for the much anticipated grand finale is progressing well stating that all those who have been outstanding during the league [...]

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22 Oct

GYA BAGS MORE FOOTBALL POINTS AHEAD OF TEULINGS GRAND FINALE

Garden Youth Academy is closing up to being crowned the 2022 Teulings Youth Sports Challenge winners ahead of the grand finale in November. The team for boys currently has 25 points leading the log standing while the girls are on top as well with 22 points. In the boys’ category, Chipata is second with 22 points while for the girls Chipata has 19 points. The two teams both for girls and boys have been the strongest contenders in the 2022 U19 Teulings [...]

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06 Oct

ZAMBIAN BOXER CATHERINE PHIRI SAYS ‘SORRY’ AS SHE COMMENCES TWO YEAR SUSPENSION FROM PROFESSIONAL BOXING

…..tests positive for using a prohibited drug in the sport called ‘furosemide’. Celebrated Zambian boxer Catherine Phiri, has apologised to her fans and the nation at large for testing positive for using a substance that is prohibited in sport. The Zambia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board and National Olympic Committee of Zambia (N0CZ) on 6 October 2022 during a joint media briefing announced that Catherine Phiri voluntarily accepted to be slapped with a two-year suspension from professional boxing or any [...]

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03 Oct

CHOMBA NAMES 15 GOLDEN GIRLS FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

CHOMBA NAMES 15 GOLDEN GIRLS FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Zambia National Hockey Women’s Team coach Floyd Chomba has named a cracker 15 member squad ahead of 2024 Hockey 5s Qualifiers slated for Egypt in December this year. Coach Floyd Chomba has returned relatively all the players he traveled with for the Africa Cup of Nations which was held in Ghana earlier this year but has summoned Chengelo Chungu a pupil at Martin House who impressed for Team Zambia at Hockey Schools [...]

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03 Oct

HOCKEY COACH CHOMBA EYES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO COMPETE IN TEULINGS

Hockey coach Floyd CHOMBA says he is looking forward to engaging athletes with special needs in his team so that they can start participating in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. CHOMBA who got elated following the donation of some hockey equipment to “Unified Hockey” by Africa on the Ball through Special Olympics Zambia disclosed that the donation comes at a time when he wants to nurture athletes with special needs who can later be integrated into the competitive Teulings Youth [...]

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