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General Information for Zambia

Football Association of Zambia
Founded
1929
FIFA entry
1964
Average height in 1979
0m
Average age in 1979
25.5
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 1979
Jersey in 1979

Coaches in 1979

Tiler, Brian (Coach)

Tiler Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Tiler, Brian (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-03-15
Day of Death
1990-06-30
Place of Birth
Rotherham (England)
Goto coach Brian Tiler

Players of Zambia in 1979

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Chileshe, Vincent 1957 Goalkeeper Zambia Roan United Luanshya - - - - - -
Mwape, Emmanuel 1950-01-06 Goalkeeper Zambia Rhokana United - - - - - -
Kalambo, Kaiser 1953-07-06 Left Back Zambia Ndola United - - - - - -
Musenge, Ackim 1949-10-07 Left Back Zambia Mufulira Wanderers - - - - - -
Katumba, Kampela 1952-11-13 Defender Zambia Green Buffaloes Lusaka - - - - - -
Mutale, Bernard Defender - - - - - -
Phiri, Bizwell Defender - - - - - -
Kaumba, Peter 1958-03-31 Left Midfielder Zambia Power Dynamos Kitwe - - - - - -
Simulambo, Jani 1953-11-09 Attacking Midfielder Zambia Green Buffaloes Lusaka - - - - - -
Simwala, Moses 1949-07-16 Right Midfielder Zambia Rhokana United - - - - - -
Katebe, Evans 1960-03-17 Midfielder Zambia Mufulira Wanderers - - - - - -
Phiri, Willie 1953-06-03 Midfielder Zambia Nchanga Rangers Chingola - - - - - -
Chitalu, Godfrey 1947-10-22 Striker Zambia Kabwe Warriors 3 0 3 3 0 4
Phiri, Patrick 1956-05-03 Centre Forward Zambia Red Arrows Lusaka - - - - - -
Chanda, Bernard 1952 Striker Zambia Rhokana United - - - - - -
Chola, Alex 1956-06-02 Striker Zambia Mufulira Blackpool - - - - - -
Kaimana, Pele Striker - - - - - -
Simbule - - - - - -
Yambayamba, Peter - - - - - -

Matches of Zambia in 1979

Missing match data:
  • Malawi (15.04.) m
  • Malawi (29.04.) m
  • Tanzania (11.08.) m
  • Tanzania (26.08.) p
  • Uganda (04.11.) m
  • Tanzania (06.11.) m
  • Kenya (10.11.) m
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1979-04-15
Malawi
Malawi
Zambia
Zambia
0:2 m
Malawi vs. Zambia
African 1980 - First Round
Kamuzu Stadium
1979-04-29
Zambia
Zambia
Malawi
Malawi
2:0 m
Zambia vs. Malawi
African 1980 - First Round Ndola
1979-08-11
Tanzania
Tanzania
Zambia
Zambia
1:0 m
Tanzania vs. Zambia
African 1980 - Second Round
Uhuru Stadium
1979-08-26
Zambia
Zambia
Tanzania
Tanzania
1:1 p
Zambia vs. Tanzania
African 1980 - Second Round
Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium
1979-11-04
Uganda
Uganda
Zambia
Zambia
1:2 m
Uganda vs. Zambia
CECAFA 1979 - Group A Nairobi
1979-11-06
Zambia
Zambia
Tanzania
Tanzania
2:2 m
Zambia vs. Tanzania
CECAFA 1979 - Group A Kenya
1979-11-10
Kenya
Kenya
Zambia
Zambia
3:1 m
Kenya vs. Zambia
CECAFA 1979 - Group A Nairobi
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Match Progress for Zambia in 1979

Favorite Opponents of Zambia

Opponent M W D L G
Malawi
Malawi
73 40 13 20 143
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
56 21 21 14 86
Uganda
Uganda
39 20 6 13 69
Kenya
Kenya
32 17 6 9 49
Tanzania
Tanzania
31 15 9 7 50
Botswana
Botswana
29 18 7 4 53
DR Congo
DR Congo
28 8 12 8 33
South Africa
South Africa
27 11 7 9 45
Sudan
Sudan
25 14 3 8 51
Egypt
Egypt
25 6 5 14 25
Mozambique
Mozambique
24 17 4 3 44
Morocco
Morocco
23 6 2 15 24
Namibia
Namibia
22 10 8 4 38
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
20 12 6 2 30
Angola
Angola
20 7 6 7 26
Nigeria
Nigeria
19 5 6 8 24
Cameroon
Cameroon
16 3 6 7 30
Algeria
Algeria
16 5 3 8 18
Tunisia
Tunisia
15 3 3 9 13
Senegal
Senegal
15 5 6 4 16
Congo
Congo
15 10 4 1 34
Eswatini
Eswatini
15 8 2 5 33
Lesotho
Lesotho
14 10 2 2 37
Madagascar
Madagascar
13 9 1 3 22
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
13 8 1 4 22
Ghana
Ghana
12 6 0 6 14
Mauritius
Mauritius
9 7 2 0 19
Gabon
Gabon
9 5 2 2 11
Mali
Mali
8 2 5 1 9
Togo
Togo
8 3 0 5 8
Rwanda
Rwanda
8 5 2 1 10
Comoros
Comoros
8 4 2 2 11
Libya
Libya
7 2 3 2 11
Guinea
Guinea
6 2 1 3 13
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
6 1 1 4 6
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
6 3 2 1 11
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
5 4 0 1 19
Somalia
Somalia
5 5 0 0 24
Niger
Niger
5 1 2 2 5
Burundi
Burundi
5 2 2 1 8
Benin
Benin
5 0 3 2 6
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 0 2 8
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 1 1 2 5
Chad
Chad
4 2 2 0 4
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
4 3 1 0 9
Seychelles
Seychelles
4 3 1 0 11
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 0 3 1
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
3 1 1 1 2
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 1 1 2
Oman
Oman
3 0 2 1 1
India
India
2 1 0 1 5
Iraq
Iraq
2 0 1 1 3
Yemen
Yemen
2 1 1 0 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 0 2 1
Liberia
Liberia
2 2 0 0 6
Djibouti
Djibouti
2 2 0 0 9
Mauritania
Mauritania
2 2 0 0 6
Gambia
Gambia
2 1 1 0 2
Norway
Norway
1 0 1 0 0
Israel
Israel
1 0 0 1 2
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 0 1 0
Cuba
Cuba
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Germany
Germany (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Kenya
Kenya (B)
1 1 0 0 1
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 0
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 4
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Japan
Japan
1 0 0 1 3
Italy
Italy (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 4
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 0 1 1
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