Zambia| Nickname | Chipolopolo (The Copper Bullets) |
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| Association | Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
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| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
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| Head coach | Moses Sichone |
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| Captain | Fashion Sakala |
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| Most caps | Kennedy Mweene (122) |
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| Top scorer | Godfrey Chitalu (79) |
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| Home stadium | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
National Heroes Stadium |
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| FIFA code | ZAM |
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| Current | 91 (19 January 2026) |
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| Highest | 15 (February – May 1996, August 1996) |
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| Lowest | 102 (February 2011) |
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Southern Rhodesia 0–4 Northern Rhodesia
(Southern Rhodesia; 1946) |
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Zambia 11–2 Swaziland
(Lusaka, Zambia; 5 February 1978)
Zambia 9–0 Kenya
(Lilongwe, Malawi; 13 November 1978)
Zambia 9–0 Lesotho
(Botswana; 8 August 1988) |
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DR Congo 10–1 Zambia
(DR Congo; 22 November 1969)
Belgium 9–0 Zambia
(Brussels, Belgium; 3 June 1994) |
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| Appearances | 19 (first in 1974) |
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| Best result | Champions (2012) |
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| Appearances | 19 (first in 1997) |
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| Best result | Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
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| Appearances | 5 (first in 2009) |
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| Best result | Third place (2009) |
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The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in men's association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as the KK 11, after founding president Dr. Kenneth Kaunda ("KK") who ruled Zambia from 1964 to 1991. After the country adopted multiparty politics, the side was nicknamed Chipolopolo which means the "Copper Bullets". The team won an Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012. This team has also become the most successful team in the COSAFA Cup, surpassing Zimbabwe after winning the 2023 edition.