Former Ghana Women National Team coach Nora Häuptle as been unveiled as the new Copper Queens head coach by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ).
The unveiling took place at Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka and was graced by FAZ President Andrew Kamanga, his Vice Justin Mumba, FAZ Women’s Representative Col. Priscilla Katoba, Lusaka Province FAZ Chairperson Jordan Maliti, FAZ General Secretary Reuben and Technical Director Lyson Zulu.
The former Black Queens coach takes over from Bruce Mwape who will be sent to Morocco to pursue a CAF Pro course in the Association’s continued investment of local Zambian coaches to strengthen the local coaching pool.
Häuptle immediately charmed the press corps on her unveiling with her witty humour and punchlines as she admitted her long term dream to coach the Copper Queens.
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga said the Association had appointed coach Häuptle with clear targets that she should take the Copper Queens to the next level.
“One of the targets that we have set is that of winning the women’s Africa Cup of Nations coming up in July and also make sure that we qualify for the 2026 edition which will be a qualifier for the FIFA World Cup,” Kamanga said at the unveiling ceremony.
“We have also tasked the technical bench to qualify us to the next Olympics. Beyond the Copper Queens assignment, we will expect that the new coach will keep tabs on the various junior teams that have talent knocking on the senior national team door.”
By: Pascal Amoah
