25/09/2026
OPERATION KINSHASA: 16 ZAMBIAN SOLDIERS READY TO INVADE DR CONGO
▪️Even without their sniper Patrick Chinyemba, this roster packs terrifying military precision
September 25, 2026
By Daniel kangwa
Zambia is sending an army to Kinshasa, and they are bringing heavy artillery.
Nine men. Seven women. All of them soldiers. A 16-strong squad locked, loaded, and ready to invade the DR Congo capital. Their sole mission? To flatten the hosts of the 2026 Africa Boxing Championships from October 18–31 and plunder the overall crown.
The Africa Elite Championships is the most prestigious and the flagship boxing event in the continent, attracting all the top boxers. Since 2022, boxers have been earning prize money courtesy of the IBA.
That's why Zambia, one of Africa's boxing powerhouses are heading to Kinshasa.
The Zambians may be without their sniper Patrick Chinyemba, but this roster packs terrifying military precision. Fuelled by their historic dominance at the 2025 IBA Men’s World Championships in Dubai—where Zambia finished as the top-placed African nation—and inspired by recent triumphs in Chati, Russia, this resurgent squad has bad intentions in Kinshasa.
Commander Emmanuel Katema spearheads the front line. The IBA World Championship and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist is flying high and ready for war.
Joining him in the trenches is Gerald Kabinda, the lethal African Games welterweight gold medalist, alongside Andrew Chilata and Felistus Nkandu, the ferocious 2022 African champions.
Nkandu, the deadly female sharpshooter, is fresh out of months in the bush molded by rigorous military training. Her warning to DR Congo’s reigning African light-welterweight champion, Mbalayi Mbamba, is simple: Prepare for total annihilation.
Keep your eyes on Mwengo Mwale, Albert Ngulube and Catherine Mwape too. They all starred for Zambia in the Glasgow Commonwralth Games with bronze medallist Catherine making history as the first-ever Zambian female boxer to win a medal in the Commonwealth.
