top scorer with 4 goals. African Cup of Nations 2012 The football team Zambia finished 1st in their group as they beat Senegal (1-2, goals from Emmanuel Mayuka and Rainford Kalaba) then they shared the points with Libya (2-2, goals from Mayuka and Christopher Katongo) and finally they beat Equatorial Guinea (0-1, goal from C. Katongo). In the quarter-finals, Zambia eliminated Sudan (3-0, goals from Stoppila Sunzu, C. Katongo and James Chamanga). In the semi-finals, Zambia eliminated Ghana 1–0, Emmanuel Mayuka scoring the only goal of the game. In the final, Zambia held Côte d'Ivoire in check (0–0) and won on penalties (8–7) Watch At the end of this 28th edition of the African Cup, captain Chris Katongo finished best player in competition as well as joint-top scorer with Emmanuel Mayuka for Zambia. 2013–present In 2013, Zambia was eliminated in the first round of CAN 2013 without losing a single match (three draws). Two years later, after complicated qualifiers, Zambia qualifies once again for AFCON but is again eliminated in the first round. Zambia failed to reach the finals for the first time in 13 years for the 2017 competition and losing out to Guinea-Bissau. For CAN 2019 qualification, the Chipolopolos again failed to progress, finishing last with 7 points, one point less than Namibia, in 2nd, and two points fewer than Guinea-Bissau who finished top of the group. It is a huge disappointment for Zambia which misses a 2nd consecutive CAN even though it had won the competition 7 years earlier and was seeded at the time of the draw. The qualifying for the CAN 2022 were also difficult for Zambia, finishing 3rd and a point off of Zimbabwe who occupied the final qualification spot. Kit provider Recent schedule and results The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2022 2023 Managers Caretaker managers are listed in italics. Ted Virba (1978) Brian Tiler (1978–80) Ted Dumitru (1980–81) Ante Bušelić (1981–82) Bill McGarry (1982–83) Wieslaw Grabowski (1983–84) Jeff Butler (1984) Roy Mulenga (1984) Brightwell Banda (1984–86) Samuel Ndhlovu (1987–92) Moses Simwala (1993) Godfrey Chitalu (1993) Roald Poulsen (1993–94) Ian Porterfield (1994) Roald Poulsen (1994–96) Freddie Mwila (1996–97) George Mungwa (1997) Burkhard Ziese (1997–98) George Mungwa (1998) Obby Kapita (1998) Fighton Simukonda (1998) Ben Bamfuchile (1999–00) George Mungwa (2000) Jan Brouwer (2000-01) Roald Poulsen (2002) Patrick