Nora Hauptle - Photo Courtesy FAZ Media.
The Federation of Zambia Football Association (FAZ) has disclosed the targets they had set for Nora Hauptle, the newly appointed coach for the women’s national team the Copper Queens.
The Swiss national was appointed on a three year deal replacing Bruce Mwape. In a statement seen by Pan-Africa Football, FAZ President Andrew Kamanga welcomed the decision to hire Hauptle.
“We sign off by welcoming the new Zambia Women National Team coach Nora Hauptle who takes over from Bruce Mwape. It took a while to get her to sign up for the Copper Queens with the deal almost crashed in its infancy by the perils of social media. We are happy that all the parties involved conducted themselves with the utmost levels of professionalism despite the media frenzy that threatened to scupper the deal,” read part of the statement.
Kamanga further confirmed the role that former coach Mwape will play in Zambia. “We cannot thank Mwape enough for the job he has done with the Copper Queens over the years since his appointment in 2018.
“He has no doubt provided a strong base for the incoming technical bench to build on. We are continuing to build capacity in Mwape as we are sending him to Morocco for the CAF Pro License just like we did with coach Wedson Nyirenda.
“The long term goal is to have local coaches manage all national teams but we have to invest in their world class training to prepare them for the eventual take over. Mwape will be re-assigned to our junior teams where his expertise will be utilized in an advisory role.
“We have given Hauptle clear targets starting with the forthcoming Women Africa Cup of Nations that is very high on our radar. We can only wish her the best in her assignment and assure her of maximum support.”
The Copper Queens have already qualified for the 2024 WAFCON (to be played in July 2025) that takes place in Morocco.
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