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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
Stadium	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Capacity	49,800
Owner	ZESCO
Chairman	Richard Mulenga
Manager	George Lwandamina
League	Zambia Super League
2023–24	2nd
Website	http://www.zescounitedfc.co.zm/
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