[4] Zambia would qualify for the women's football tournament of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo which was later postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[7] They also secured a berth in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after they progressed to the semifinals – their first ever qualification.

[8] In July 2023, ahead of the World Cup, allegations of sexual misconduct in 2022 against Mwape surfaced.

[10][11] The allegations, reported by The Guardian, accuse the coach of inappropriate behavior towards one of the players before Zambia's Women's World Cup match against Costa Rica.

However, FAZ stated that they have not received any complaint from players or officials in their World Cup delegation and have no footage supporting the alleged misconduct.