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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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19 Jul

NOCZ PRESIDENT FOLOKO & OYDC ZAMBIA CEO DR CHITANGALA PAY A COURTESY CALL ON ZAMBIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO KENYA

NOCZ PRESIDENT FOLOKO & OYDC ZAMBIA CEO DR CHITANGALA PAY A COURTESY CALL ON ZAMBIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO KENYA National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko has told Zambia’s High Commissioner to Nairobi, Kenya H.E Joyce Kasosa that the Olympic movement in Zambia is ready to work with the new dawn government to promote the sport on an international level. FOLOKO who was accompanied by OYDC Zambia Chief Executive Officer Dr Fredrick Chitangala on Tuesday morning disclosed that the [...]

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18 Jul

12-YEAR-OLD TAEKWONDO ATHLETE EYES YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

Olympafrica’s rising taekwondo player Matilda Njobvu says her goal is to compete at the Youth Olympic Games and the world championship in future. The twelve-year-old girl who competes in the 34kg weight category in the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge at OYDC has in the last few weekends been recording outstanding defeats after competing with her opponents. On Saturday 16 July 2022, she fought Esther Nambela of team OYDC and won the fight making spectators cheer at her for the super kicks [...]

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16 Jul

SPORTS MINISTER NKANDU ASSURES COMMONWEALTH GAMES-BOUND ATHLETES

SPORTS MINISTER NKANDU ASSURES COMMONWEALTH GAMES-BOUND ATHLETES Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts Hon. Elvis Nkandu has reiterated that the new dawn government will continue to motivate talented athletes who make the nation proud at various competitions. Addressing Zambian athletes heading to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games last evening at the OYDC Zambia the minister challenged athletes to mint medals stating the nation will be watching. In his message, the minister promised athletes that government will relook at the allowances they will [...]

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06 Jul

ATHLETES PREPARE FOR TEULINGS MID YEAR TOURNAMENT

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre has organised the Teulings Youth Sports Challenge mid year tournament to be held on the 9 July 2022. OYDC Zambia programmes manager Mwange Kampamba has disclosed that all the eleven sports disciplines will battle it out on that day adding that teams are ready for the event. She further disclosed that points to be accumulated by teams will be added to those which will be used for the grand finale at the end of [...]

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