The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has appointed Moses Sichone as interim head coach for Chipolopolo Boys. FAZ has confirmed in a statement availed to the ZamFoot Crew.
The former Nchanga Rangers defender has been Chipolopolo assistant coach for over three years, first joining the then Aljosa Asanovic led technical bench in May 2022.
Sichone will be assisted by former Chipolopolo midfielder Andrew Sinkala, and Green Eagles boss Perry Mutapa.
“The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has announced Chipolopolo great and current assistant coach Moses Sichone as new Chipolopolo gaffer.
Sichone will be assisted by his contemporaries from his playing days Andrew Sinkala, who until now was based in Germany and former international Perry Mutapa who is in charge of Green Eagles Football Club,“ reads part of the statement.
2012 Africa Cup of Nations winning goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene will be the goalkeeper coach while Noel Mwandila becomes the strikers’ coach. Chipolopolo legend Joseph Musonda will be the fitness coach.
FAZ parted ways with Israeli gaffer Avam Grant last week after nearly three years at the helm of the Copper Bullets
The new technical bench will take charge of this month’s international friendly matches against Bafana Bafana and Burundi before going on to take charge at the continental showpiece.
The Copper Bullets will play South Africa on November 15 before heading to Bujumbura to face Burundi three days later.
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 which will take place between 21st December 2025 and 18th January 2026.
Zambia is in Group A alongside hosts Morocco, West African giants Mali, and Comoros.
If he was part of the failed technical teams tgen whats the logic? Patriotism should be lead and follow results. So after we lose both friendlies what will happen? Wait & see if Morocco can survive the Zambian threate?
I agree with your sentiment. Also, Sichone was given opportunity before and failed to rise to the occasion. How was this decided by FAZ i.e. what consultations or reviews were done? The appointment, even temporarily, does not bode well for Chipolopolo
In as much as we need a complete overhaul, the timing is not ideal. Any new coach we bring in will give ths obvious excuse of “limited time” to implement his ideas…. The most logical option is to opt for familiarity/ continuity in sichone….if these guys don’t show anything promising at afcon, then we disband the entire team and tech bench immediately after afcon.
Totally disagree. Now is the time to find new blood. Sichone has been given chances. Didn’t he coach one of the CHAN teams, he was also interim before Grant and even then no results. Why keep trying the same thing; I almost would have been okay with Andew Sinkala in charge. Either way, this is the only Zambia we got so let’s see what happens. I hope to God Sichone can prove me wrong
Finally Grant has been sacked. They should have sacked him the moment he excluded Fashion what seems like years ago. I even stopped watching Zambia play or following results. So pointless was this whole exercise…
Andrew Kamanga is responsible for these wasted wilderness years. He has to go.
Andrew Kamanga does not know what he is doing when comes to choosing a coach, neither he or his technical bench. He has proven this.
He should bow his head and ask/beg Kalu to do this. This has historically the most wasteful peroid in all Zambias history. Kamanga’s arrogance is what caused it.
Hmmm ba Seen naimwe. Kamanga is gone already.
Thank God. As i say i cant follow Zamfoot anymore when Grant was kept here…