54 Views

Zambiia has appointed a brand new Coach for the Women Soccer workforce.

The nation’s Football Association has introduced the event in an announcement right now made accessible to Zambian Eye.

Press Statement
(For Immediate Release)
Football Association of Zambia
Football House, Lusaka

4th January 2025

FAZ APPOINTS HAUPTLE AS NEW COPPER QUEENS COACH

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has appointed Swiss nationwide Nora Hauptle as Copper Queens coach on a 3 12 months deal.
FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga says Hauptle had been employed to consolidate on the features made within the girls’s recreation.

“We are excited to announce the appointment of Nora Hauptle as the new Zambia Women National Team coach. We have every reason to believe that she has the pedigree and profile that will take us to the next level,” says Kamanga.
“Her duty is to consolidate on the gains made in our women’s game in the last few years that has seen us win bronze at the WAFCON, qualify to a maiden FIFA World Cup in 2023 and back-to-back Olympic qualifications.”

The former Swiss defender is predicted to be unveiled quickly.

The new Copper Queens coach had a distinguished profession as a defender in Europe and represented Switzerland at worldwide degree earlier than retiring in 2009.

She took up teaching and notably drilled SC Sand within the German Frauen-Bundesliga, in 2020, the place she was, on the time, the one feminine coach within the league. Hauptle left SC Sand in 2021 earlier than being appointed Black Queens coach in 2022.
Kamanga says Hauptle’s predecessor Bruce Mwape will likely be re-assigned in a special capability within the developmental groups.
“We also wish to thank Bruce Mwape for the work done since his appointment in 2018 which has seen the team qualify to the World Cup and two Olympics (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024). He remains a core member of our wider technical development program as we secured a CAF Pro License course for him as part of our collaboration with the Royal Morocco Federation. He will become the second Zambian coach to undertake the CAF Pro License after Wedson Nyirenda,” he says.

The Copper Queens have already certified for the 2024 WAFCON (to be performed in July 2025) that takes place in Morocco.

For and on behalf of:
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA
Sydney Mungala
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER