𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐒𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 & 𝐇𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚

By Wami Katanga 

Zesco United officially closed the 2025/26 season on Sunday with a grand end of season awards gala event held to recognize the club’s player’s contributions during the just concluded campaign.

The event, held at Mukuba Hotel in Ndola, saw the club’s star players from the men’s and women’s teams bag the biggest awards on the night.

Zesco Ndola Girls starlet Eneless Phiri and her Zesco United counterparts Abraham Siankombo and Chadian striker Amine Hiver stole the limelight on the night as they scooped the Player of Year and Top Scorer awards in their respective categories.

Phiri bagged the Player of Year award in the women’s category following an outstanding season in which she played a key role in Zesco’s successful ZPL Women’s Super League title defence.

The speedy winger also took home the Fans’ Player of the Year accolade while captain of the side Avell Chitundu received the Golden Boot award after ending the season with an impressive 26 goals.

Other awardees in the women’s category included Majory Mulenga, as the Most Consistent Player, while Abigail Munkombwe and Judith Soko were named Most Disciplined & Young Player the Year respectively.

In the men’s category, Abraham Siankombo bagged two awards, in the Player of the Year & Players’ Player of Year accolades, following a decent campaign for the wing-wizard.

Chadian international & goal-poacher Amine Hiver also bagged a brace of awards on the night following his 15 goal haul to earn the Top Scorers’ as well as the Fans’ Player of Year awards.

Meanwhile, the experienced defensive duo Kabaso Chongo and Eswatini international Lindo Mkhonta were handed the Most Consistent & Most Disciplined Awards respectively.

Gabonese starlet Derrick Assoumou Obame bagged the Young Player of Year award following his fine performances since his arrival.

The club’s academies as well as mens team’s feeder club, Zesco Malaiti Rangers, were also not left out as players from the respective teams bagged individual awards.

Here’s a full list of the players awarded at the Zesco United Awards Gala night.

• Young Zesco (U15) Awards

Abraham Mali — Footballer of the Season 

Gift Munkondya — Most Consistent Player 

Michael Mwamba — Most Disciplined Player 

Evans Chipasha — Top Scorer (15 goals)

• Young Zesco (U19) Awards

Friday Kampamba — Footballer of the Season 

Elijah Tembo — Most Consistent Player

• Zesco Malaiti Rangers Awards 

Allan Mumba — Player of the Season 

Frankson Chitambi — Most Consistent Player 

Benson Mulenga — Most Disciplined Player 

Chicko Banda — Top Scorer (12 goals) 

• Zesco United Awards 

Abraham Siankombo — Footballer of the Season

Kabaso Chongo — Most Consistent Player

Most Disciplined Player — Lindo Mkhonta 

Top Scorer — Amine Hiver 

Young Player of the Year — Derrick Assoumou Obame 

Abraham Siankombo — Players’ Player of the Year 

Amine Hiver — Fans Player of the Year

• Zesco Ndola Girls Awards 

Avell Chitundu — Top Scorer 

Eneless Phiri — Player of the Year 

Eneless Phiri — Fans’ Player of the Season 

Majory Mulenga — Most Consistent Player 

Abigail Munkombwe — Most Disciplined Player 

Judith Soko — Young Player of the Year