
Herve Renard has boycotted training Zambia and did not travel with the team today when it arrived in Pretoria ahead of tomorrows friendly international against South Africa at Super Stadium.
Faz communications officer Erick Mwanza said Renard had stayed behind due to personal reasons.
Mwanza however, insisted that Renard had not quit as Zambia coach and refused to give any further information.
“No, definitely he has not quit and he has remained due to other reasons,” Mwanza said.
The team will be under the care of Renards assistants Patrice Beaumelle and George Lwandamina who traveled with the team to Pretoria.
Renard had last week threatened not to travel for Tuesdays friendly after his team was stripped of key players who opted to attend trials in Europe rather than enter training camp for next months CAF Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
The Frenchman said it would be like going for a holiday if he did not have a full CHAN side for the practice match against South Africa ahead of their participation in the inaugural tournament that kicks off on February 22 in Cote d’Ivoire.
Meanwhile, 14 home-based players traveled to Pretoria with another 6 based in South Africa expected to join them there.
Of Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene, defenders Kampamba Chintu, Joseph Musonda, Davies Nkausu and Clive Hachilensa were first to join the team.
Striker Collins Mbseuma was also expected late on Monday.
The team on Monday evening later went to Super Stadium of a workout session under Beaumelle and Lwandamina.
yaba bad coach
sad
How did I miss the famous Numero uno?
Are they going to fire him? Anyway, viva Chipolopolol-)
i KNEW IT
# 1
efyo tulushila
webo coach utoagala neswebo ba zambia huh?tutoluumwa ama iippo swebo
Fire him now
Yanjani Zulu will be in the midfield
He was drunk! Who gave him shake shake?
No work no pay simple [-x
Try that with a German Team!!!! :d
:d/
What does Renard’s contract say on failing to report to work
# 13 Mirriam
In Renard’s Contract it is stated who needs who!!
Zed needs Renard and not the other way round. Nomba Twanya :o:o:o:o
He is protesting against the lack of support
# 15 he is not a baby :(( !!! Either you are a Coach or a Couch Potato!!!
Renard has nothing to loose, he can still hope for a better job back in France. It’s our boys who need to die a little, as the old man Dennis Liwewe used to say.
#17 NÃne Chale !! Colonial days are over. Tell that Mambala to move his A S S !!!
FAZ’s poor risk management seems to elude them. Simple reason. NO MANAGEMENT SKILLS.
You mean it has taken him this long to realise that the Zambian National Soccer team was not a PE class? Anyway time to move on. May he protest for eternity. This man took us back from where patrick phiri left this team. Anyway I blame the immature executive of Kalusha and his boys. They might have been great players, but as administrators, they are really spoiling the already spoiled zambian football.
Mr Jamaco, are you okey? The last time I heard from you, you were flirting with Supergal.
As always something is very wrong at FAZ. How can there be so much disarry? 5 players are off to trials and its not clear to the coach? And then the coach refuses to travel? When will our management equal our resources?
he should just come out inthe open and tell us that kalusha bwalya and abedi pele are chewing too much from..
21. Ba mwine
Imwe I hope you come in peace tonight!! :d Last time you left some dust . Anyways I am doing fine. I think the flirting Issue comes pa weekend.
Renard is being very honest. He has a character to protect. You need a complete team to see tangible results. Let FAZ plan their business with the interest of the nation at heart. Don’t run around like headless chickens. Its time to come up with proper plans to revamp football/soccer in Zambia. Go back to the primary schools and reintroduce football. Tell the entire nation what your vision on soccer is about. Don’t work like “fake politicians”. I don’t want to stereo type the politicians, because there are some good ones like, ME.
Jamaco, what do you think about my comment on #25. Let’s learn appreciate good blogging.
26. Ba mwine =d>=d>=d> You are right on that one. Why is Renard quiet? He should put his point across at the right time? What picture does it paint if Footballers arrive without a coach?
They will not be taken serious!! This is embarrassing.
What if they win without their coach? What will hey say? This is Risky and the coach should think twice. That is why he is the coach. imagine our President boycotting meetings because of personal reasons.
He has be hired to work and if he thinks our boys are not mature enough he is paid to say it!!
its good for him if the people you are working for are not giving you any meaning. he knows what is doing. you see now the RB boy will do well, they know what.
If the team wins, that will be his exit.
He is a physical trainer and no coach
Zambians just believe in yourselves or else no progress, victory always on the tale. I was never for this man anyway. No pay for Tandabale
ni opusa muzungu uyu ayi?
He has not remained due to personal reasons!!! It is littered all over the papers the guy has been frustrated by the move the cream of the team has taken; going to Europe for trials. Well, the players are doing so for self gratification. All in all, FAZ has no administrators as at now, Kalusha MUST do his home work properly.
I dont blame renard. He hasnt been paid for months now
Mucitamfye ci coach.
Is the team in the picture really the Chipolopolo? When did they start using blue for a uniform even if it is track suits, over the more than 30 yrs I have followed this team around the world they have always been in green. I am behind with developments? Could someone help me understand this.
Have you seen that players have different footwear. Bambi, Nike yapa soweto, bambi muma silipa, imwe pilizi. Kalusha watusebanya mwe.
Check the background in the picture with the defunct logo of Zambian Airways…………………
Hows times have changed in Zambia.
Word is going around that Kalu and Munaile have been approached by FAZ to take over as Chipolopolo head and assistant coaches respectively with M Chilemena as Team Manager.
Jamako
Iyo comment iliko bad
There is so much to it than most of you bloggers know. The problem is not with the coach. It’s with kalu and his boys. I feel very sorry for the coach. FAZ is not providing this man with the necessary resources. Not to mention his pay. I would do the same if I were in his boots.
Efyotulushila !
We need as many players in Europe as possible if we are to dream about going to the WOLD CUP.FAZ is right, this CHAN issue has no much value, thats why countries like Egypt are not participating.I dont see any logic in the coach’s complaint.
Kalusha and his counterparts have failed lamentable as administrators. It is easy to kick the ball than being an administrator sir. My simple advise to you is to have the interest of the nation first.
In my opinion a local coach (Phiri)was much better than the so called expertrate.
Renard is a good coach, now i think Kalu was not the best man for this job. The whole committee is crap. Today Kalu in the post says he threatens to take mayuka’s dispute to FIFA failing to explain wat went wrong. I can assure u pipo if Zambia goes down will blame the coach who was travelling with a disjointed national team and Kalu will appear on Tv to say the have fired Renard. Faz clean up yo house
cont from 45
Faz communication officer Erick Mwanza is another useless guy i can tell u this, check out the Faz web site i critised that guy from the beggng of the local league up to the end over small matters he took for granted like updating the league tables, wrong calculation of points, wrong teams in a wrong league and the guy only replied once and said NOTED.The league ended but their site was behind by 11 games
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moning everyone
Renard seems to have genuine reason to remain behind,something is wrong with FAZ administration!!
I think Renard has a reason to refuse to travel with failure’s to avoid further embarassment, how do you expect him to bring good results back home if he has got enough ammunition to fire at much improved south africans.most of his preffered players sneaked out of the country without his knowledge and he only assembled the current team in two days.Give him chance please and clubs must stop this thing of holding on to players. am also staying away as faz advisor.am too not happy. :))[-x:-h:)]**==**==
#48 i mean if he hasn’t got enough ammunition.
cont 46
The national team has gone without the Head coach but with 7 committee members from faz with allowances fully paid for one wonders how if any, do these guys have morals God forbid.
Am good at supporting local leagues Am a fun of Zamtel (congrats for bouncng to premier), Zesco untd, Power dynamos and Young arrows u guys u rock keep it up !!!!!!!
Lastly
MAN UNITED WE AR THE BEST
WATCH OUT AS WE GO FOR AN HISTORIC QUADRUPLE OF TROPHIES =d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>
ninkhani yamahafu. kcm has stopped paying him.
we will keep hiring and firing coaches but it will take us no where.there is really no job security for the current coach maybe its a way of boycotting,he is also thiking of plan B ka so lets be wise as we do some of these things.its interesting how issues are handled in the soccer sector coz even mayukas case-some weeks back it was a very serious case but last night the FAZ president said it was blown out off proportion so you really cant tell,Renard could have a reason as to why he has abadoned the team while in RSA.
Am sending him the Hippo right now! that ought to get him running. wachabechabe coach! /:)
ANYWAY CHIPOLOPOLO BOYS GO GUYS GO…WE ARE BAHIND YOU…CHIPOLOPOLO IYEEE….CHIPOLOPOLO IYEEEE…..=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>
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What Renard is trying to show is FAZ is not supporting him; This FAZ EVET is a maise. They have eaten Muyuka’s Money and now the want Renard to Fail. You know football playing and managing a team are too different things, guys we fire coach’s thinking they are making us to lose when it is the Pipo managing the entire organization viva Zed for Life.**==**==:)>-
There are too many people trying to have a say. He is pricipled and he is right not to accept anything. Coach is the manager and overheads or support services must not disturb his plans. Pa Zed when we lose it is a coach and a win it is the players. I want sanity in FAZ.
kalu and his a** licking executive have failed.how do you expect the coach to deliver at CHAN when he is training with players who wont even go with him to CHAN
He is protesting because he is not been paid his salary for January, remember KCM stopped paying him!!!!
Its sad coz even KCM has stopped paying herve a salary so there is a big issue at FAZ i think pipo shud realise that kalu is just a player and not an administartor nowander he failed to perfom as a so called technical director. he is not a leader. i feel for renard he should hv looked at the history of Zambian football b4 accepting the job.
iye
Ok pa last have found Kalu is useless mwee he was just good at palying soccer but the guy is pomus he doesnt consider other pipo’s views Kasunga was a good president
Ba zambia.
kwati bana banshiwa. Awe
Its sad we r nose diving in football, Renard is Ok South Africa hired a world cup wina coach but he run away due 2 lack of quality material,FAZ is not doing anything,in short Kalu have failed. Take time 2 watch local football then u will conclude. Faz should work up else they should resign and pave way 4 quality leaders.
#59
Ok! Good for him! let him go back to wherever he came from! How about Renard Out and Phiri in? @-)
I rememebr once we went to RSA, with a team nobody gave chance of getting anything from there. One Papa Mathews Kamwanshi – Congolese but that time playing for Kabwe warriors & zambia scored and we won. This time again I think we shall win without the coach to shame him. I dont support chipolopolo. I pity them this time.Though, I support the coach for making a stand. He knows the quality at his disposal. Scared to be ashamed maybe. The Sa Sa Sa developmental team can be really stuborn & can shock you.
lets have our own why dont we call for Phiri. infact looking on how this guy has done it can not be compared to our Phiri…
i think lets just use our Zambian coaches,like P.Phiri and W.Nyirenda. atlist these 2 guys can do a wonderful job given a chance to work together.
You luv holidays man………you got a great task ahead of you and this is the tym that you should give your all to the job,if anything something i remember our previous mentors have done which was die a little:)
Quando i bambini cantano generosamente del padre di alcuna altra casa, lei non li unisce. Per, è la sua propria paternità che è nella domanda[-(
Sad to learn that the coach has resigned.
:d/
Imwe Ba coach nangu bashale tabakwete inchito, we had Patrick Phiri, the Team was scoring, and be able to play the likes of Egypt; the only team which was not outplayed by the Pharoahs.With the Renard, we always fear even small teams like swaziland, what a shame.
Bring Patrick back or promote Lwandamina, we are tired of people who can not deliver. Renard katushe kumwenu, and continue coaching PE.
Zambia makula, you can bring the bring them best coach on earthand they can not win a single game. The players sucks, the admin sucks, the gorvenment sucks, the peole are ok. the bottom line zambian soccer sucks, no system, no style, no plan, no skills, no flavor at all. it sucks big it.
National team should change from Chipolopolo to Nyama Soya 11
Coach Renard quits?
By ROBINSON KUNDA and CHISHALA MUSONDA
ZAMBIA coach Herve Renard is reported to have resigned.
Renard yesterday failed to accompany the national team to Pretoria for tonight’s international friendly against South Africa for unexplained reasons.
Some Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) officials confirmed that Renard, disenchanted by poor preparations, has resigned.
He is also said to have made the decision following uncertainties surrounding his salary following the withdrawal of Konkola Copper Mines from paying his wages.
He is reported to be heading to Oman.
Renard was expected to join the team at Lusaka International Airport but only physical tra
This is Zambia, the real Africa.
Awe yashani he should be dealt with according to the discplinery code there is no way he can jus decide how his grievences are dealt with,elo ba exeuctive pangeni permanent plan we have talented boys who jus need to be pushed in the right direction. Thats why their are more eager to go for trials elsewhere. instill a sense of patriotic duty in them. I love my team with all my heart but in this case im digusted with the whole F.A.Z couch,admin and the players who left for trials inclusive. Ninfulwa sana guys 2010 is a couple of months from now tatulamona solid team to feature. who is this Renard anyway some movie actor from europe who acts in some low budget movies ati coach, Ala!**==
If what is being reported is true, the coach did not want the senior players to go for trials in Europe. This guy wants to improve his CV by denying the players a chance to improve their lives. No, no. We the older Zambian ruined our careers by accepting poor salaries in the name of being patriotic while expatriates got huge salaries and improved their CVs. This must never be repeated. From now onwards, the mantra should be: If I am doing well, professionally, then the whole Country is doing well. Go for it guys. Football is just football.
HE NEEDS BOTH MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. **==**==
too late. he has resigned…
Look Mr Renard has to understand there is no way any progressive African football association can refuse its youngsters to go for trials in Europe. That is progress for the national team. He shouldn’t be so shortsighted. Players in professional leagues in Europe are what make national teams like Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana to shine. When Zaire Leopards had 300 players in Europe they qualified for the World Cup and won the Africa Cup. So if five players leave for Europe you bloggers should celebrate instead of blaming Kalusha for having a vision. And Renard should just try out potential new players to fill the gap. This is not even a FIFA game but a practice match so why raise hullabaloo?
Yes allowing the Players to leave for trials is good. But not always in Kangaroo leagues. There is something wrong with our agents or exited soccer players eager to land in to Europe. As for the coach reisgning, the other reason is poor planning and forcing him to take sons of execuitve members as national team material when fit for school football or inter komboni social football. Marcha wanted his nonentity son in the team, Munaile wanted the same. ha. let him go & & be appreciated somewhere else. We wont go to the WorldCup2010 not possible.
Its better to resign before you get fired .What time is the match?
shani ama results so far against bafana bafana
Ni 18h30 CAT
Sorry ni 20h30 CAT and 18h30 GMT
The best way to choose the strikers who can score at the moment is to listen to my advice.
1.Pick top scorers from each club in the premier league, numbers of goals should not matter as this will provide a fair opportunity for each player.
2.The Coaches in the top league should be available in selecting the best players.secret voting by these coaches will remove corruption in soccer.
#87 thankyou! Are you going to be available on this blog through out the match?
If by chance we pick th day abena Renard will be such a laughing stock .But knowing our boys,they will stop at nothing to make an excuse!
we will be back to comment the results pliz those following the match follow it well, hope the boys will raise lwandamina’s profile! pakuti french guy aleya!
THE ALL THING SUCKS!
BA SOUTH AFRICA BALIUMFWA BWINO UKUWINA KWATI NOMBA BALAYA KU ANGOLA.
#1. How can you put the blame on the coach, when he’s doing the right thing. He called for all players in preparation for CHAN but players were running away from the camp going for trails in Europe.
I’M NOT SUPRISED….. :))