Vision
Communities united through joyful, culturally grounded and socially purposeful football experiences.
About African Bola
Rooted in community. Open to everyone.
African Bola is a Zambian community-football platform inspired by the traditional Chimbombwa ball and the unifying power of play.
Our story
Football already speaks a language Zambia understands.
Football is one of Zambia's most beloved sports and one of its most powerful meeting places. During moments of football, people gather across age, gender, profession, culture and social background. African Bola builds upon this familiar spirit.
The platform celebrates the informal football traditions found in communities, including the handmade plastic ball known as Chimbombwa. It brings those traditions into organised public experiences shaped around unity, peace, cultural appreciation, health, education, environmental responsibility and mentorship.
Our purpose
To make shared victory visible.
Mission
To organise inclusive African Bola events that connect football with peace, culture, positive living, education and environmental action.
Motto
Our Own Victory expresses a victory created locally, shared collectively and expressed through belonging, respect and positive community participation.
The Chimbombwa ball
Resourcefulness in motion.
Made largely from collected plastic, the Chimbombwa ball reflects creativity, adaptation and the desire to play with what is available.
African Bola preserves this tradition while giving it wider meaning. Making the ball can help children see discarded plastic differently, take responsibility for cleaner communities and connect practical creativity with education.
What might have become waste returns to the community as play, learning and possibility.
Organising network
Different strengths, one platform.
Master Chimbala FoundationYouth and community outreach
Dynamic MasterpieceMedia, music and event production
Savannah Intercultural InstituteCommunity mentorship for young people
Savannah Intercultural MissionCommunity mental-health engagement
A Touch for LifeCounselling, mental health and well-being
Bantu Social Protection InstituteSocial protection and inclusion
Leadership
Growing the team around the vision.
MC
Master Chimbala
Founder
Leading the development of African Bola as a platform for community connection, public engagement and social impact.
More team profiles will follow
Coordinators, volunteers and specialist partners will be introduced as the organising team is confirmed.
Our next chapter
Help bring African Bola to life.
Join the unity launch and the inaugural community tournament as a player, volunteer, exhibitor or partner.