They are the second most successful club in Zambia in terms of trophies won, only behind Mufulira Wanderers, but have not won the league title since 1987.[1]
The club was founded as Broken Hill United but changed their name to Kabwe Warriors in 1966.[1]
Warriors won their first league title in 1968 on goal difference after Ndola United, who was leading the table entering the final round, lost 2-1 on the last day of the season.[3]
In 1971 Kabwe Warriors became the first Zambian side to play in now CAF Champions League,but the team performed badly. In 1972, however, the warriors represented Zambia in continental football competition and reached the quarter finals. Warriors lost in the quarter finals to Ghana('s) Accra Hearts of Oak via a 3-9 goal aggregate. [4]
Zambian football great Godfrey Chitalu who is the club's all time leading scorer is regarded as the club's greatest player. He played for the club between 1971 and 1982. In 1972 he scored 107 goals in all competitions for club and country; more than Lionel Messi's officially recognized record set in 2012.[5]
In the 2013/14 season, Kabwe Warriors was relegated, but the club returned to the top flight after a one-year absence, winning promotion with five games left to play in the Division One North.[6]
kabwe, warriors, kabwe, warriors, zambian, football, club, based, kabwe, that, plays, zambian, premier, league, they, play, their, home, games, godfrey, ucar, chitalu, stadium, kabwe, kabwe, warriorsfull, namekabwe, warriors, football, clubnickname, magnificen. Kabwe Warriors is a Zambian football club based in Kabwe that plays in the Zambian Premier League They play their home games at Godfrey Ucar Chitalu 107 Stadium in Kabwe Kabwe WarriorsFull nameKabwe Warriors Football ClubNickname s Magnificent RailmenGroundGodfrey Ucar Chitalu 107 Stadium KabweCapacity10 000ChairmanMr Mutale NganduManagerGeorge LwandaminaLeagueZambian Premier League2021 228thHome coloursAway coloursThey are the second most successful club in Zambia in terms of trophies won only behind Mufulira Wanderers but have not won the league title since 1987 1 The club is sponsored by Zambia Railways 2 Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 Performance in CAF competitions 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe club was founded as Broken Hill United but changed their name to Kabwe Warriors in 1966 1 Warriors won their first league title in 1968 on goal difference after Ndola United who was leading the table entering the final round lost 2 1 on the last day of the season 3 In 1971 Kabwe Warriors became the first Zambian side to play in now CAF Champions League but the team performed badly In 1972 however the warriors represented Zambia in continental football competition and reached the quarter finals Warriors lost in the quarter finals to Ghana s Accra Hearts of Oak via a 3 9 goal aggregate 4 Zambian football great Godfrey Chitalu who is the club s all time leading scorer is regarded as the club s greatest player He played for the club between 1971 and 1982 In 1972 he scored 107 goals in all competitions for club and country more than Lionel Messi s officially recognized record set in 2012 5 In the 2013 14 season Kabwe Warriors was relegated but the club returned to the top flight after a one year absence winning promotion with five games left to play in the Division One North 6 Achievements EditZambian Premier League 51968 1971 1972 1973 1987 dd Zambian Cup 51967 1969 1972 1984 1987 dd Zambian Challenge Cup 81970 1972 1989 1991 2002 2003 2005 2007 dd Zambian Coca Cola Cup 12006 dd Performance in CAF competitions EditAfrican Cup of Champions Clubs 3 appearances1972 Quarter Finals 1973 Quarter Finals 1988 Second Round 1991 Second Round dd CAF Cup 3 appearances1996 First Round 1997 Second Round 2002 First Round dd CAF Cup Winners Cup 3 appearances1992 Second Round 1993 First Round 1995 Second Round dd References Edit a b Super League History FAZ Retrieved 27 December 2018 Power Dynamos to clash against Kabwe Warriors at Arthur Davies Lusaka Voice 2013 03 22 Retrieved 2013 11 29 Anon Shinde graveyard of Ndola s hope for championship Times of Zambia 30 September 1968 p 12 Kabwe Warriors Facebook 2022 09 27 Retrieved 2022 12 18 Lionel Messi s record belongs to Godfrey Chitalu claims Zambia s FA The Guardian 2012 12 12 Retrieved 2013 11 29 Martin Daka reflects on Kabwe Warriors promotion 15 October 2015 This article about a Zambian football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kabwe Warriors F C amp oldid 1128097701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
