Mopani Copper Mines Plc – MCM has announced the stepping down of Everisto Kabila from the position of President of Nkana Football Club and appointed Engineering Projects Superintendent, Joseph Silwamba, to take over from July 1st 2020.
Kabila, the Engineering Business Unit Manager at Mopani, was seconded to head the Executive Committee of Nkana FC in 2015 and during his tenure, Nkana FC finished second in the 2018 Super League season and went on to reach the Quarter Finals of the CAF Confederations Cup.
Nkana also won the 2018 Barclays Cup (now renamed ABSA Cup) and the Zoom Ndhlobvu Charity Shield for two years on the bounce (2018 and 2019).
It was also during Kabila’s reign that Nkana FC established the Nkana youth academy (Young Nkana) currently playing in Division 3 and has continued to produce shining stars such as Moses Nyondo, Justin Mwanza and Patrick Gondwe.
In a statement made available to the Zambian Business Times – ZBT by Mopani Public Relations Manager Nebert Mulenga on June 19, 2020 Mopani Copper Mines Plc Acting Chief Executive Officer, Charles Sakanya, confirmed Kabila’s resignation and announced that Joseph Silwamba, the Vice President of Nkana FC, will take over as President from July 1, 2020.
Silwamba, who has been part of the Nkana FC Executive since 2012, has in the past headed Diggers Rugby Club on three occasions (2004, 2005 and 2008), served as Vice President of the Zambia Rugby Union (2012) and National Sports Council Board member (2013-2017).
