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The 2021 Zambian Charity Shield (also known as The Atlas Mara Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Super League Zesco United and ABSA Cup Lusaka Dynamos. The match was set to be played on 21 August and was later postponed to 28 August at Woodlands stadium. Nkana were the defending champions as winners of the 2020 Zambia Charity Shield, but did not qualify for this edition, as they failed to win either the Super League or the ABSA Cup. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the match was be played behind closed doors and televised live on Supersport 229, Variety 4 and GOtv Zambia platform. Zesco won the match 4–0, Zesco's club record scorer Jesse Jackson scored brace while Edward Lungu and Mukaka Chanda scored one goal each. The funds raised during the match will be given to St Lawrence Home for Vulnerable Children.

Background
Zesco United is the 4th most successful club in Zambia with 22 trophies was looking get a fifth Charity Shiled title, having won in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2017. Zesco's appreance in the charity shield was in 2019 when they faced Zanco Lusaka Dynamos were founded by Hanif Adam in 1979 and won its second trophy since its inception when they defeated Zesco United 3-1 on post-match penalties in the 14th edition of ABSA cup staged at Woodlands Stadium with their first major trophy coming in 2008, The BP top 8 again edging ZESCO United 1-0.

Summary
Zesco took a the lead in the 5 minutes through Jesse Were when he headed Samson Mkandawire’s cross at the far post. Mukuka increased the advantage after intercepting Duncan Otieno’s pass to Moussa Lemisa inside the area in the 40th minute, Were made his brace in the 44th minute to give Zesco United 3-0 lead at the break. After the break Edward Lungu who made his competitive debut for Zesco when he came off the bench to score in the 89th minute.