ABSA Cup 2024 Roadmap: Race to K800,000 Prize Revealed
ABSA Cup 2024 Roadmap: Race to K800,000 Prize Revealed
The roadmap for the 2024 ABSA Cup has been set following the draws held at ABSA headquarters in Lusaka on Wednesday morning. This year’s edition will feature an expanded format, kicking off this weekend.
Provincial teams will start in the Preliminary stage, with five winners advancing to join 7 MTN Super League teams and four National Division One sides in the round of 16. Two games are scheduled for Saturday at Nkana Stadium, with Mwaimwena Strikers facing Ndola United, and Malalo Police taking on Muchinga Blue Eagles.
In Lusaka, Sunset Stadium will host a triple-header as Mines United of Central Province meet Southern Province leaders Riverplate in the early kickoff. Chirundu United will then battle Katete Rangers, followed by Barotse Crocs facing Young Kansanshi Dynamos.
ABSA Bank Zambia also unveiled a new trophy that the winners of the expanded format will lift on May 7th. They have confirmed a total sponsorship package of K5.5 million, a 37.5% increase from last year’s K4 million. The winners of the 2024 ABSA Cup will receive K800,000, while the runners-up will get K350,000. The player of the tournament, the top goalscorer, and the best goalkeeper will each receive K25,000, sponsored by ABSA Life. The player of the match will receive K5,000 in the preliminary stage and K15,000 from the quarterfinal stage. ABSA also revealed that travel subsidies for participating teams will range from K15,000 to K30,000.
ABSA Cup 2024 Draws in Full
Saturday, March 23, 2024
First Round – Provincial Matches
13:00 Mwaimwena Strikers Vs Ndola United | Nkana Stadium
15:00 Malalo Police Vs Muchinga Blue Eagles | Nkana Stadium
Sunday, March 24, 2024
10:00 Mines United Vs River Plate | Sunset Stadium
13:00 Chirundu United Vs Katete Rangers | Sunset Stadium
15:00 Barotse Crocs Vs Young Kansanshi | Sunset Stadium
Round of 16 (Easter Weekend)
ZESCO United Vs Barotse Crocs/Young Kansanshi
Nchanga Rangers Vs Mines United/River Plate
Red Arrows Vs Malalo Police/Muchinga Blue Eagles
Green Eagles Vs Atletico Lusaka
Kabwe Warriors Vs Lumwana Radiants
Nkwazi Vs Indeni
FC MUZA Vs Katete Rangers/Chirundu United
Power Dynamos Vs Mwaimwena Strikers/Ndola United
KEY DATES
Quarter-Finals April 13/14 Copperbelt
Semi-Finals April 27/28 Lusaka
Finals May 7 Copperbelt
