Thursday Zambia Football Briefs

Faz has cancelled all league games for weekending April 18-19 to make way for the associations annual general meeting (AGM) to be held in Lusaka this weekend.

Association spokesperson Emmanuel Munaile said at the weekly Faz press briefing at Football House today, Thursday that the AGM that will be held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka over two days this weekend and will begin at 10:00 on Saturday.

“In view of the AGM, we have decided to rescheduled all league games so as to allow as many delegates to come and attend the meeting,” Munaile said.

“For the media, we would like to advise the media that the AGM will only be open for the opening ceremony.

“This weekend, the AGM of the Football Association of Zambia takes place at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka.

“In line with notices issued by FAZ, proceedings get underway at 10:00 hours. We would like to appeal to all delegates to come in time and carry with them their cards of identity.”

Meanwhile, Munaile revealed that this years recording of the Faz Premier division matches  by rights-holders SuperSport will begin during the weekend of May 16-17.

The pan-African pay-TV satellite broadcaster SuperSport have a four-year deal with Faz to televise delayed  top-flight matches that enters its second season this year.

And Munaile also disclosed that the European sports media and marketing company Sportsfive have secured exclusive international rights to all of Zambia’s 2010 World/Africa Cup Group C home matches.

Zambia will play three home qualifying matches on the road to Angola and South Africa against Rwanda and Algeria on June 6 and 20 respectively including the final fixture against Egypt on October 10.

Sportfive also enjoys rights to the Caf Champions League and through its new media online concern
Myafricanfootball.com enjoys exclusive rights to all five major Caf football competition’s.

And for the last seven years, Sportfive has enjoyed TV rights to market the French Rugby Federation’s international matches plus recently acquired TV rights for the 2014 winter Olympics and 2016 summer Olympics.