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18 Jan

Support OYDC Zambia, Lusaka Deputy Mayor urges stakeholders

Lusaka Deputy Mayor Christopher Shakafuswa, on Friday 17, January, 2020 appealed to the corporate to make use of the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre by hiring the facility for sport and social events. He said the OYDC Zambia is making great strides to improve its facilities hence the need for more support from the corporate world. He said this during the Friends of OYDC Zambia Cocktail which the centre hosted and attracted over 50 companies and sports associations. [...]

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17 Jan

OYDC Zambia launches “Play 2 Conserve” Project

OYDC Zambia has launched the “Play 2 Conserve’ Project in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) aimed at promoting conservation and environmental protection using sport. The launch was done during a one day project training workshop which attracted 35 participants conducted by facilitators from WWF, OYDC Zambia and the Wildlife Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECSZ). OYDC Zambia, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, announced that the centre has partnered with WWF to deliver conservation messages using sport. He disclosed that conservation ambassadors from OYDC Zambia, [...]

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03 Dec

FORMER BOXER ESTHER PHIRI, INSPIRES ATHLETES AND PUPILS

Former Zambian boxer, Esther Phiri, has urged athletes and pupils who thronged the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre to refrain from vices that could lead them to contract HIV/AIDS. Phiri, says she wants to see a number of young people who train from the OYDC Zambia, become professional athletes but emphasized on the need for them to be wary of HIV/AIDS which might hinder them to progress with their sports career if contracted. Phiri, was speaking during the Sports tournament on Monday, 2nd December, [...]

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29 Nov

OYDC ZAMBIA SET TO HOST WORLD AIDS DAY SPORTS TOURNAMENT

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre will on Monday, 2nd December, 2019 commemorate this year’s World AIDS Day whose theme is “Communities make the difference”. The World AIDS Day is celebrated annually on 1st December. Four football and eight hockey teams will be competing as part of the commemoration from 09:00 to 12:00 hours and top winners will be presented with jerseys and equipment. OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has announced that the Centre has invited officials from the US Embassy in Zambia under [...]

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28 Nov

ZJA/IJF set to launch Judo for All

Zambia Judo Association through the International Judo Federation will be launching the “Judo for All” this Saturday, 30 November, 2019 at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre. The launch of the “Judo for All” will actively engage athletes who have different body abilities. IJF Media and Judo for Peace Head Director, Nicolas Messner, is in the country and has been accompanied by another judo expert Birgit Ryningen, from the Norwegian Judo Federation. The duo on Wednesday, 27 November, 2019 were found training over 30 judokas at [...]

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15 Nov

OYDC Zambia hosts 2019 Chinese Ambassadors International Table Tennis tourney

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre tomorrow will welcome five African countries which will be taking part in the 2019 Chinese Ambassadors International Table Tennis tournament. The countries are Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia that will be battling it out. Zambia Table Tennis Association (ZTTA) president Mutale Ng’andu has confirmed that the tournament will run from 16-17 November, 2019 at the OYDC Zambia, stating that the Chinese ambassador has pumped in about US$5000 money to successfully host the tournament. Currently Zambian players are camped at [...]

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02 Nov

Teulings Champions receive rewards

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre on Saturday 2nd November, 2019 successfully hosted the 9th edition of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge Grand Finale which saw over 62 athletes being rewarded with trophies and medals. The OYDC Zambia, also took the chance to reward media houses and personnel who have been consistent in publishing different articles on the OYDC Zambia and the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Hon. Emmanuel Mulenga, in a speech read on his behalf by Nelson Nyangu, [...]

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29 Oct

OYDC Zambia set to host the 9th Teulings Youth Sports Challenge Grand Finale

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre will on Saturday, 2nd November, 2019 host the 9th edition of the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge. The Teulings Youth Sports Challenge which engages athletes below the age of seventeen involves competition in five sports disciplines which include hockey, beach volleyball, taekwondo, swimming and netball and is supported by Coen Teulings, Chairman of the Merifin Capital in Belgium. OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has announced that the Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development, Hon. Emmanuel Mulenga, will grace [...]

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26 Oct

Zambia Army reign supreme

Zambia Army Women’s judo team are the champions of the 2019 “National Women’s Judo Cup” which was hosted at the OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre on 26th October, 2019. Zambia Police came out second while Judo for Fred Livingstone came out third in a tightly contested tournament. The top three teams walked away with trophies that were presented by invited guests and president of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ). Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development Acting [...]

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25 Oct

OYDC CEO Dr. Chitangala launches “OYDC PEPFAR Small Grants Project”

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Fredrick Chitangala, has today officially launched the OYDC PEPFAR Small Grants HIV Prevention project and the Community Mobilization training which has attracted over forty youths. The launch was done at the start of the two days’ workshop from 25 to 26 October, 2019 to train coaches, young leaders, role models, athletes, and champions on HIV Prevention through sport. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) small grants program on HIV prevention supported by the [...]

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