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Avram Grant resigned after Zambia's poor 2026 World Cup qualifiers and failure to advance past the first AFCON round, with no replacement named yet.
- After three years, Avram Grant has left the Zambia national team head coach role 7 weeks and 4 days before the Africa Cup of Nations, announcing the split on social media.
- After a run of poor qualifying results, Grant oversaw three straight home defeats this year and Zambia finished fourth, losing five of eight matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
- A veteran coach, Grant is a 70-year-old former Chelsea, Portsmouth and West Ham manager who was appointed Zambia coach at the end of 2022 and led them at the last Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
- The federation did not immediately name a successor, leaving a hole in Zambia's AFCON preparations as Zambia joins teams like Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe in recent coaching turmoil.
- Zambia qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco starting December 21, 2025, which highlights the limited time a new coach will have to prepare, with Grant hoping for a World Cup debut.
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Avram Grant leaves Zambia ahead of Cup of Nations finals
LUSAKA - Avram Grant has departed as Zambia soccer coach, less than two months before the Africa Cup of Nations finals, following the country's disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Avram Grant Steps Down as Zambia Soccer Coach Ahead of Africa Cup of Nations | Sports-Games
Avram Grant, the 70-year-old former manager of Chelsea and other clubs, has resigned as Zambia's soccer coach. This decision comes after a lackluster World Cup qualifying campaign. Zambia's disappointing performance led to their mutual decision with the Football Association to seek new directions.
BREAKING: Avram Grant Parts Ways with Zambia Weeks Before AFCON
After three years as head coach of the Zambia national team, former Chelsea and Ghana manager Avram Grant has left his role, 7 weeks and 4 days before the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) General Secretary Machacha Shepande confirmed the development, stating that both parties agreed to a mutual separation to “chart a new way forward for the Chipolopolo.” “The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has agreed to m…
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