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The sport of '''football''' in the country of '''[[Zambia]]''' is run by the [[Football Association of Zambia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=44955 |title=‘Set up women’s football league’ &#124; Times of Zambia: The Official Website |publisher=Times.co.zm |date= |accessdate=2013-12-01}}</ref> The association administers the [[Zambia national football team|national football team]], as well as the [[Zambian Premier League|Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=34790 |title=Is coaching a thankless job? &#124; Times of Zambia: The Official Website |publisher=Times.co.zm |date=2013-09-28 |accessdate=2013-12-01}}</ref> [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster]] is considered one of the most signification moments in Zambian football. The national team has expericed success also they were once holders of the Africa Cup of Nations, winning in the 2012 final against Ivory Coast.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html|title=Zambia Takes a Modest and Emotional Path to Victory|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=2016-03-31|first=Rob|last=Hughes|date=13 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jacob Steinberg |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/feb/12/ivory-coast-zambia-africa-nations |title=Ivory Coast v Zambia – as it happened &#124; Jacob Steinberg &#124; Football |publisher=theguardian.com |date= 12 February 2012|accessdate=2016-03-31 |location=London}}</ref> 

[[Godfrey Chitalu]] has been described as "the greatest Zambian player ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1440990-godfrey-chitalu-did-zambian-striker-score-more-goals-than-lionel-messi|title=Godfrey Chitalu: Did Zambian Striker Score More Goals Than Lionel Messi?|accessdate=31 March 2016|author=Michael Cummings|publisher=Bleacher Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=Sport24.gr|title=Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί|trans_title=The top 200 Africans|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/article273152.ece?service=print|date=26 October 2006}}</ref>

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