Retired athletics coach Charles Lupiya has supported Samuel Matete’s candidature for the Zambia Athletics Association presidency.
Ex-World 400 meters hurdles champion and 1996 Olympic silver medallist, Matete, on Saturday announced that he will challenge long serving incumbent ZAA president Elias Mpondela at the elective general meeting to be held in December.
Lupiya said Matete ,whom he indentified in the 1980s in Kitwe, has passion for athletics.
“It is a very progressive development. Most of the Zambians expected that one day there will come some body to challenge for the ZAA presidency,” he said.
“It is important to have passion for athletics like Samuel, if he is given the opportunity by the people to run ZAA, Samuel is a fighter,” Lupiya said.
He added:” I expect delegates to the annuel general meeting to give Samuel a chance to run athletics.”
Meanwhile, ZAA on Saturday revealed that its 2014 general meet will take place in December.
Come 2014 Mpondela will still remain the President of ZAAA. I like Matete but truth be told, Mpondela keeps ZAAA in his bedroom like a his vibrator.
Kalusha for Football and Matete for Athletics.
Mpondela should retire. Kwati ni KK ati muyayaya.
Mpondela = Chilufya Kapwepwe = Muyayaya
These Bembas love power surely. Like his sister (or is it concubine) Chilufya Kapwepwe, he doesn’t want to leave the presidency of an organization.
Get a life! Do something else! We are tired, fed up of you
Mubemba-Nkonko, leave Ms Kapwepwe out of this. She’s a very noble woman and has nothing in common with Elias.
It’s high time we had someone with actual athletic experience both local and overseas to take over. I have nothing against Elias and Phil but we need new blood as both have in the ZAAA executive just for too long. Complacency steps in when people overstay.