I have been voted the best journalist of the year. Feels surreal 🥹 Thank you Zambia for this recognition.🙌🏾

Fashion Sakala offered new deal at Al Fayha The Saudi club has reportedly offered Sakala a new deal worth $4 million per season, awaiting the club's sustainability committee's approval as per @ARagab. The deal is worth K5.8 million per month.

After Cabo Verde’s draw with Spain, goalkeeper Vozinha has now reached 5.7m Instagram followers from 50k before the game, with the figure continuing to increase! 🤩📈

The white magic shirt is back at the World Cup. Tunisia has appointed Hervé Renard until the end of the #FIFWorldCup, replacing Sabri Lamouchi, who was sacked after a heavy 5-1 defeat to Sweden. bolanews.co/soccer/fifa-worl…

Cape Verde held Spain to a frustrating 0-0 draw in their FIFA World Cup debut match.🤯 What a performance by the Islanders, especially 40-year-old Vizahna, who is finally living a lifelong dream that once seemed impossible to achieve. #FIFAWorldCup

DR Congo return to the FIFA World Cup in style, clad in leopard skins. The Leopards will grace football’s biggest stage for the first time in 52 years, marking a historic return to the global showpiece. #FIFAWorldCup

Kylian Mbappé changed everything in 95 seconds ⏰🇫🇷 #FIFAWorldCup

Patson Daka’s five greatest moments at Leicester City From a historic Europa League masterclass in Moscow to becoming Leicester City’s all-time leading scorer in Europe, BolaNews looks back at the unforgettable highs of Patson Daka’s journey with Leicester City. bolanews.co/.../patson-dakas…

Zambian striker Chanka Zimba has left Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC following the expiration of his contract. He is attracting interest from Scottish and English clubs after scoring 19 goals and 4 assists in 43 games. bolanews.co/soccer/chipolopo…

Zambia’s Lameck Banda saved US Lecce from Serie A relegation after scoring the winning goal against Genoa. No Lecce player recorded more goals (5) or assists (4) than Banda during the 2025–26 Serie A season. 👏🏽 bolanews.co/soccer/chipolopo…

OFFICIAL: Patson Daka is leaving Leicester City like I reported last month. The club has confirmed that he will be leaving together with ten other first-team players including Ghana’s Jordan Ayew, whose contracts have expired.

Happy to have been nominated for the MTN Journalist of the Season Award in the Digital Category. To vote for me, kindly dial *181#, select option 0, then option 4, and vote for CALVIN CHIKENGE. Thank you so much for your continued support.

BREAKING: Arsenal have won the English Premier League for the first time in 22 years. Their victory comes after Bournemouth held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw.

Copper Queens coach Nora Häuptle stepped down in April, but she is now back. FAZ has announced that it has reconciled with the coach, who has been demanding, among other things, that players and coaching staff be paid fairly. Full story here: bolanews.co/.../faz-announce…

Zambian striker Jack Kalichi Lahne and his team, Austria Lustenau, have earned promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga. Jack scored the opening goal in his team's 2-1 win over Amstetten, concluding his season with 9 goals in 29 games. bolanews.co/soccer/chipolopo…

DRIP TOO HARD 👌 Zambian Super League side Power Dynamos’ Sekanji Siame has been turning heads with his stylish appearances at training, with fans now crowning him the best-dressed male Zambian personality of the year.

Power Dynamos are the champions of Zambia for the 9th time. It’s the first time in the club’s history that they have defended the league title. 👏🏽🇿🇲

PHOTO FOCUS: This photo was taken on April 28, 1993. It shows the emblem of the Zambia national football team and some belongings of players recovered from the sea by Gabonese divers after the plane carrying the team crashed on April 27, shortly after takeoff from Libreville. The disaster, known as the 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash, claimed the lives of 30 people, including 25 players and officials who were traveling to a World Cup qualifying match. Chipolopolo legend Kenneth Malitoli has told BolaNews that the players who died in the tragedy will forever be remembered. Read more here: bolanews.co/.../zambian-gabo…

I asked Patson Daka whether he would consider leaving Leicester City after the expiration of his contract in June. He said, "I will be out of contract for sure, so I have to assess every possibility that comes." Leicester City has been relegated to the third tier.

Fashion Sakala’s Al Fayha contract expires in June, with interest growing from clubs in Saudi Arabia and Europe. French club RC Lens has opened talks in an effort to secure his signature, according to @RudyGaletti Sakala said he would one day return to Europe.