Athletics icon and Zambia’s most successful sports man Samuel Matete is on Saturday set to announce his long time plan to challenge Zambia Athletics Association (ZAA) incumbent president Elias Mpondela during the association’s elective annual general meeting to be held this month.
Matete will become the second candidate to challenge Mpondela at the ZAA AGM as ex-association treasurer Christopher Manda announced his candidature last year.
Sources close to Matete say he will announce his decision to challenge Mpondela at a media briefing to be held in Kitwe on Saturday.
“Samuel Matete will be holding a media briefing on Saturday to announce his plan to contest the position of president at the ZAA AGM this month,” the source said.
Matete was last year appointed coach for the Zambia national athletics team but couldn’t take up the job after failing to agree personal terms with ZAA.
During his hey days, he won a gold medal at the 1991 World Championships and was twice silver medalist at the same event.
Go for it my man. You deserve it!!!!
Its just too much for Mpondela, holding same position since 1989? He should just retire in national interest.
But another Bemba chap, now from Luapula, why??? Let’s also try one of our own from Bantu- Botatwe area this time around. We must now be very careful with Bembas.
Cornelius, who is stopping you or your tribal mates? This hatred for bembas will kill you.
Do not take issues of tribe anywhere yu guys, who is stopping people from other region to aspire for the same JOB! Be brave enough and just float one candidate from other regions if there is one please.
Cornelious, as soon as your people start contributing to sports in this country they will be considered for the position. Besides no one is stopping them. What is wrong with you Botatwes? You think everything will be given to you on a silver platter. Get a life and stop thinking from your a-hole. Matete is the man for the job. His track record is flawless.
Leave Cornelius alone. There are many representatives of BB in the sports fraternity. What about HIchani Himoonde, Kennedy Mweene, Kennedy Mudenda, Jani Simulambo, Jeff Sitali, Nkausu, Chisamba Lungu, Nchimunya, Evans Kangwa?
About time. ..someone challenged him the guy has been there forever doing absolutely nothing!!
Long overdue, the guy is clever, he refused the job he knew they were trying to buy him.
At least the young sportswomen will now just concentrate on sport & NOT FORCED EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES to earn their keep on teams!!!
Matete is from North Western province. Only his mother is Luapulese!
What is the term of office? Because Mpondela has been president of ZAA since the 1990s if not late 1980s!
@2; 2.1 2.3. Sad but true that everything is now tainted by tribe the Bantu-botatwe are now tribe conscious because of the ‘raw’ deal they are experiencing.
I concur with mayowandi but I equally urge bantu-botatwe from Livingstone all the way to Kapirimposhi, from Sinazongwe to Kafue river bridge on way to Western province to sleep with eyes open.
CORNELIOUS
MPONDELA IS NOT A BEMBA
MPONDELA IS A LUNGU FROM KAPATA VILLAGE NEAR CHISANZA IN MPULUNGU
DISTRICT. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS YOUNG BROTHERS
BY THE WAY I HAVE VERY LITTLE REGARD FOR PEOPLE THAT TALK TRIBE.
THE ISSUE AT HAND IS ABOUT ZAAA LEADERSHIP ..
Mpondela at one time referred to himself as a ‘national asset’! We haven’t seen any evidence of that all these years, from UNIP days to date. Go for it Matter!
Go for it, Matter.
It is time Mpondela voluntarily stepped down, these positions are not person to holder, be careful with such people when they want to jump on the political band wagon because they have dictatorship traits
mpondela reserve dignity for yourself step down
Mpondela wadyapo just step down with dignity,ZAA should put terms to office bearers.
Iwe ciMpondela you have been there from the UNIP days (1989) ,Ebwelemo mune.
its true pipo mpondela has overstayed,its not jealousy.wat about if hes given presidency of the country si wamuyaya chabe?by z way ya girl friend ya trip ija how did the case end.go 4 it matete.
Mpondela, Out! Out! Out!
Go Matete, this man has too many fake promises and he has no love for athletics,apart from women. The offices are in his houd in church road with his girls friends on pay role. Too he is just some mad chap, who should go to chainama. Last year he lost the case in the high court over the name ZAMBIA ATHLETIC ASSASSINATION to the ZAMBIA AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION and his yet to pay them a lot of money. His just running with the bill from the ministry of sports to the sports council very week to ask for help. No cross,road races and Marathon,athletics is dead under this mad chap.
Kuya be be le Mpondela . Matete is a world champion and no one can take it away from him. Mpondela will never improve athletics,he is a fool.Were is the DEC this man has more than 12 accounts for him self only.All ICR money end up in his pocket.His always protected by his girl friend Pro Nkandu Luo. Even most the meeting at State house he has all the data through Luo and just hope the president can do something. Two meet in Ibex hill at some lodge opposite dream vialle.It owned by Mr Diwali A Indian
Zambia is a democracy,abashi wamuyaya mentality!!!!Mpondela serve your little dignity left in you and step down.
Step down greed Mpondela, you take yo relatives to athletics & leave the hard working boys and girls. If you dont step down i will drag yo lunatiki daughter Liah to court for ………. and you will be embarased…
Mpondela get a life twanaka please mudala