ZESCO United

Full name	ZESCO United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Zega Mambo, Team Ya Ziko
Short name	Zesco
Founded	1 January 1974; 50 years ago (1974-01-01)
Stadium	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Capacity	49,800
Owner	ZESCO
Chairman	Richard Mulenga
Manager	George Lwandamina
League	Zambia Super League
2022–23	3rd
Website	Club website
Green and Orange colours White and green colours

ZESCO United Football Club (simply often known as ZESCO) is a Zambian professional football club based in Ndola, that competes in the Zambia Super League. Founded in 1974, the team plays its home matches at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.

The club is wholly owned and sponsored by the state owned electricity supplier ZESCO. ^[1]

History and records

ZESCO United was founded in 1974. They became the first Zambian club to qualify for the CAF African Champions League group stage in 2009. ZESCO United are one of only 3 Zambian clubs including Nkana and Green Buffaloes who hold an all time unbeaten home record against non Zambian opposition. ZESCO United also became the first Zambian Club this century to play against European opposition when they played against Zenit Saint Petersburg in Abu Dhabi in 2008.

They reached their first ever semi finals of the CAF African Champions League after a 2–2 draw away to Egyptian league champions Al Ahly in Matchday 5 of the Champions' League quarter final group stage. ^[2]

They extended their all time unbeaten home record against non Zambian teams to 26 games on Saturday, 17 September 2016, after a 2–1 home win against South African league champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF African Champions League. ^[3]

The club also created history by being the first Zambian club to sign Asian players, with Kosuke Nakamachi from Japan.

Achievements

• Zambian Premier League: 9

2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Runner up : 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023

• Zambian Cup: 1

2006

Finalist : 2007

• Zambian Charity Shield: 5

2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021

• ABSA Cup: 6

2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019

Finalist : 2021

• Zambian Coca-Cola Cup: 1

2007

• Zambian Division One: 2

1980, 2003

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 9 appearances

2008 – last 32

2009 – group stage (top 8)

2011 – last 16

2015 – last 32

2016 – semi-finals

2018 – group stage (top 16)

2019 – first round

2020 – group stage (top 16)

2022 – preliminary round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances

2006 – first round

2010 – first round

2013 – last 16

2014 – second round

2017 – quarter-finals

2019 – group stage (top 16)

Players

Current squad

As of 3 May 2021.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ZAM Jacob Banda ( captain) 2 DF   ZAM Solomon Sakala 3 DF   ZAM Fackson Kapumbu 4 MF   ZAM Edward Tembo 5 DF   COD Marcel Kalonda 6 DF   ZAM Simon Silwimba 10 FW   ZAM Winston Kalengo 11 MF   ZAM John Ching'andu 14 DF   ZAM Adrian Chama 16 GK   BFA Dieudonné Ntibahezwa 17 MF   ZAM Logic Ching'andu 18 MF   ZAM Kondwani Mtonga 20 MF   ZIM Thabani Kamusoko 21 DF   ZAM Daut Musekwa 22 MF   ZAM Mwape Mwelwa

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 FW   KEN Jesse Were 26 DF   ZAM Mwila Phiri 27 DF   ZAM Clement Mwape 28 GK   ZAM Lameck Nyangu 30 DF   ZAM Samson Banda — GK   ZAM Toaster Nsabata — GK   KEN Ian Otieno — DF   ZAM Donashano Malama — DF   ZAM Bernard Mapili — MF   ZAM Kelvin Kampamba — MF   ZAM Bruce Musakanya — MF   ZIM Tafadzwa Rusike — FW   ZAM Chitiya Mususu — FW   KEN John Makwata

Former players

• Marcel Kalonda ^{[4] [5]}

References

External links

• Official website