Kafue Celtic Football Club (known as Kafue Celtic) is a Zambian

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club based in

Kafue Kafue is a town in the Lusaka Province of Zambia and it lies on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbe ...

, Zambia, that competes in the

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History

Founded in 2002, the team plays its home matches at

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. Founded in 2002, they started on the bottom of the Zambian football league system. The club is focused on youth development and the creation of player pathways with players like

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and Patson Daka signed for

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sides

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and Leicester City. These two transfers allowed the club to get around 7.9 million euros in Summer 2021 as 10% onward transfer fees and FIFA solidarity from

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Sponsorships

In September 2021, the team secured a $30,000 sponsorship deal with Indo Zambia Bank.Crocs secure $30,000 sponsorship deal with Indo Zambia Bank
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Notable former players

* Patson Daka *

References

External links

Kafue Celtic F.C.
(official website) {{Zambia-footyclub-stub Football clubs in Zambia Sport in Lusaka