[1] The club has also acquired a kit sponsorship deal with global online gambling company GAL Sports Betting.

[citation needed] Nkana FC is one of Zambia's oldest football clubs having been formed in 1935 in Kitwe's Wusakile township.

[4] Nkana were Relegated from the top flight of Zambian football for the first time in their history in 2004, and their period in Division One was plagued by financial problems.

On 23 May 2014, head coach Masautso Mwale died in a road traffic accident on the eve of their home game against Séwé Sport of the Ivory Coast in Group B in the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup.

The accident occurred near the Maposa area and his car was overturned several times as he was driving back to join the team in Kitwe.