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29 Aug

‘GO AND REPRESENT US WELL’ HOCKEY TEAM TOLD

The national hockey men’s team bound for 2023 All Africa Games qualifiers have been urged to represent Zambia well. National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) Athletes Commission Chairperson Richard Mulenga told the athletes at the OYDC Zambia that the nation will be rallying behind them and expect the team to put up a good performance in Zimbabwe where the games will be hosted. Mulenga said ‘’the nation is proud of what you are doing. This is not the first competition you [...]

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27 Aug

OYDC FOOTBALL ACADEMY COACH PLANS FOR WINNING FORMULA

OYDC FOOTBALL ACADEMY COACH PLANS FOR WINNING FORMULA OYDC Zambia football academy coach Samuel Moloka has disclosed that teams in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge have been battling it out to contest for supremacy ahead of the grand finale. Moloka says the league games have been tough such that all players from teams that take part in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge have very good talent. He adds that games held on Saturday 27 August 2022 showed that teams are not giving [...]

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26 Aug

OYDC FACILITIES AMUSE KANTANSHI TENNIS PLAYERS

OYDC FACILITIES AMUSE KANTANSHI TENNIS PLAYERS Young tennis players from the Copperbelt representing Kantanshi Tennis Club on Wednesday morning appreciated OYDC Zambia facilities which they say are good for talent development. 22 tennis players visited the centre for a series of trainings and to compete with Lusaka based clubs. One of the players 17 year old Marvelous Mbanjo disclosed that he looks forward to competing with top athletes and learn different skills. The players have been in Lusaka for close to a week [...]

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24 Aug

ZAMBIAN ATHLETE MUZALA SAMUNKONGA RECEIVES A TWO-BEDROOMED HOUSE WORTH OVER K800, 000 PLUS MONEY

It was an emotional and exhilarating Thursday for Zambian athlete Muzala Samukonga who minted a gold medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in England after he was given a two-bedroomed house worth over K800, 000 for his outstanding performance at the games and bringing glory to the nation. Muzala and other athletes Patrick Chinyemba and Stephen Zimba who minted medals at the Commonwealth Games received monies from different corporate entities who attended the Presidential Luncheon in Honour of the [...]

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22 Aug

PATRICK CHAMUNDA PUT TO REST

The Olympic movement in Zambia Monday 22 August 2022 joined hundreds of mourners to bid farewell to late International Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary Member Patrick Chamunda who died on 13 August in South Africa. National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko led mourners from the sports fraternity in paying their last respects to the late Mr Chamunda who has been described as a true sports administrator who had a passion for the sport. In his message, NOCZ president Foloko [...]

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13 Aug

OLYMPIAFRICA NETBALL TEAM IN JOYOUS WIN

OLYMPIAFRICA NETBALL TEAM IN JOYOUS WIN ……beat Lusaka Queens 17-5 Olympiafrica netball team thrashed Lusaka Queens 17-5 to record a win during the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge on 13 August 2022. The team through its top scorer Bwalya Ngandwe dominated the game from the beginning and left Lusaka Queens disappointed after managing to score 5 goals before the final time elapsed. Ngandwe who scored 14 goals attributed the teams winning spirit to perfect timing while in the field of play. She indicated that her [...]

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10 Aug

FOUR OYDC BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS SET FOR REGION 6 LEG IV GAMES

Four beach volleyball players from OYDC Zambia are among the players that will make up the national team set to compete for the Beach Volleyball Region 6 Leg IV games to be hosted by Zambia. OYDC Beach volleyball coach Isaac Tembo has named the players’ Grace Manyele, Grace Daka, Joshua Tembo and Brighton Mwenya. Tembo says the selection of his players to the national teams shows how much OYDC Zambia is helping sports associations in the country to nurture young talented [...]

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06 Aug

SIX TEULINGS GIRLS SET TO COMPETE AT REGION 5 YOUTH GAMES IN MALAWI

SIX TEULINGS GIRLS SET TO COMPETE AT REGION 5 YOUTH GAMES IN MALAWI Six beach volleyball girls from OYDC Zambia who participate in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge are set to compete at the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games in December to be hosted by Malawi. Teulings beach volleyball coordinator Isaac Tembo disclosed this during the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge games held on 6 August at the sports facility. Tembo indicated that OYDC has produced good players of [...]

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27 Jul

U20 athletes prepare for Colombia Championship

FOUR athletes are lodged at OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre in preparation for the U20 World Athletics Championship to be held in Cali, Colombia. Zambia Athletics Assistant National team Coach Kezzias Nyendwa has disclosed that the three boys and one girl are in good shape and responding well to training. Nyendwa says the Championship will be held from 1st to 6th August 2022 adding that all athletes are also part of the team that will represent Zambia at the Region [...]

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24 Jul

“Work hard” Commonwealth Games-bound rugby player Chisanga Nkhoma urges Teulings athletes

“Work hard” Commonwealth Games-bound rugby player Chisanga Nkhoma urges Teulings athletes Chisanga Nkoma a rugby player who started his sports career at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre in 2013 has urged budding athletes to put more effort if they aim to play for bigger clubs or the national team. Nkhoma who is part of the team of rugby 7s to represent Zambia at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth games said the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge at the OYDC has continued [...]

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