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Chililabombwe, formerly Bancroft, is a mining town situated North of Central Zambia in East Central Africa. It is located just south of the international frontier with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The town lies at an elevation of 4,459 feet (1,360 meters) in Zambia’s mineral-rich Copperbelt Province.

Chililabombwe District is the northern terminus of the Zambian rail line in the Copperbelt Province. Its novice main Copper Mine, the Bancroft mine was opened in 1957. Shortly after Zambia’s attainment of independence in 1964, the town changed its name from Bancroft to Chililabombwe. The name came from “Kililabombwe” meaning ‘croaking frogs’ in ichilamba, a language of the indigenous settlers in the area. The croaking frogs were believed to be ancestral spirits of the Lamba people.

A stream which had its source near St. Mathews United Church of Zambia (UCZ) Congregation, emptied its water just where Konkola stadium is today. When the water was later drained, the frogs were killed, creating room for the establishment of Konkola stadium.

The stadium was first called Kenneth Mackay Stadium, named after the then underground superintendent.

Konkola stadium, built in the 1950s, is mostly used for football matches and serves as the home for Konkola Blades and Konkola Mine Police Football clubs. The stadium has the capacity to hold 20,000 people.