FAZ has gone on the offensive to discredit media reports that Zambia will be competitively inactive for over 10 months.
Zambia’s failure to qualify for both the 2014 CAF African Nations Championship in South Africa and also make the 2014 FIFA World Cup playoff qualifiers will see them stagnate in terms of competitive action well into July 2014.
According to the CAF calendar, the only competitive matches for the senior team penned out will come after the close of 2014 World Cup in Brazil in July and they will be the preliminary qualifiers of the Morocco 2014 Africa Cup.
That scenario means that Zambia will now be reduced to playing friendlies until all qualifiers resume after the World Cup.
“For the record, we wish to bring up to date colleagues of the media as well as some personalities who have inconsiderately misled the nation that following the ending of our interest in the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, Chipolopolo would be inactive and uncompetitive,” FAZ spokesperson Erick Mwanza said.
“To the contrary and as stated above, the team will remain active and competitive. Running reports that the team will be inactive for 10months from September 2013 are false and badly informed opinions which must accordingly be set aside.
“Such statements are not only misleading but clearly badly informed, misdirected and dangerous as they are lacking in fact and totally at variance with the situation of the game on the ground. The FIFA friendly and competition dates of 2013/2014 alone (without FIFA/CAF qualifiers) cannot see any top team go for a quarter without a match.”
Meanwhile despite FAZ comments, the serious business side of 2015 Africa Cup qualifiers have been compressed over a three month period from September to November.
This is after the 2015 preliminary round qualifiers kickoff in July that will consist of the lower ranked nations meaning Zambia now face the prospect of only playing in the second round qualifiers in September.
its an opportunity to rebuild. forget about results for now
Starting with Mweene, that goalkeeper brought all these sadness. He gave away a goal in Sudan, he was red-carded in Lesotho, and I told you not to use him ever again:
Then he allowed a goal from Sudan in Ndola, and in Ghana he playing like a defender.
Zambia has Danny Munyau and that Power Dynamos goalies.
it wl be wel for FAZ to organise as many friendlies as posible and this might give us a chance to imrove and move up on FIFA ranking.
iwe,
our own faz organising friendlies?
maybe…..
Why should we continue paying Renard K550million (in the language I understand) for doing nothing. For me we’ve got nothing for Renard to continue doing.
Would rather we used this 10 months to identify and groom Zambian local coachs and pay them enough.
Well local isn’t the answer but change is good at this stage , FAZ pick it up.
Had Zambia qualified to Brazil 2014, we would have spent a lot on preparations and eventual participation in the event. Good saving, lets spend it on developing other sports like squash, bowling, table tennis etc.
“…badly informed, misdirected and dangerous as they are lacking in fact and totally at variance with the situation of the game on the ground.”
Again Mwanza issuing empty words like his boss so tell your gullible fans what competitives games that are in the pipeline back up statements with facts. These incompetent characters at Footbal House take us for granted as the know that the average Zambian fan does not take data and facts seriously.