Thursday, April 25, 2024

Lwandamina laments Charly Musonda snub

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Charly Musonda junior
Charly Musonda junior
George Lwandamina says he has no regrets about handing Real Betis midfielder Charly Musonda a call-up despite the snub from his family.

Charly’s mother Angela issued a statement on social media over the weekend indicating that they would rather consider options from England or Belgium for the 19-year-old prospect.

Lwandamina said official procedure was followed and that it was not intended on undermining his Charly’s father and ex-Chipolopolo star Charles Muosnda who is also a personal friend of the Zambia coach.

He said it was only right to make a bold move on the boy for this months 2017 Africa Cup qualifier against Congo-Brazzaville considering that he is a strong interest for the senior Belgium national team for Charly’s services.

“Maybe I moved too fast before even talking to Charles. I would have loved maybe to go that way but I was too eager and thought we might lose out on the player,” Lwandamina said.

“If I offended Charles, I apologize.

“But we have heard some great descriptions of the boy from some great coaches, that is how great the boy is rated otherwise all Zambians have seen his potential and what we are talking about here.”

Meanwhile, 23 home-based Zambia players entered preliminary training camp in Ndola for the Group E doubleheader against Congo on March 23 at home and March 27 away.

The team consisted off all of Zambia’s CHAN team that reached the quarterfinals of this years tournament held in Rwanda.

32 COMMENTS

  1. It appears in this country we like quarrels even when it is unnecessary. Mr. Lwandamina should speak to Mr. Musonda and discuss the request! If the boy is not available on account of other commitments we should understand that!

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    • I don’t understand this who-ha! kalusha and Charles Musonda are friends from their Mufulira days. so kalu and Charles Musonda snr can make this deal work.
      same if Me Ndobo is FAZ president and my friend @ Nostradmus has three boys playing football in the USA, I will just call my friend to send me junior to come and play for Zambia,,, simple,,,

    • How much were you willing to pay the boy? If I were the boy, I would consider playing for Chipolopolo. Boy, keep your roots tight. Money is not everything.

    • Balwandamina, in as much as we love Zambia, he stands a better career with England of Belgium. Zambia stands no chance of paying this boy, no chance to win world cup. Leave the boy alone.

  2. Poor management! Why didn’t he first have a private discussion with the young man. Very indicative of the careless style of management.

  3. BaBwalya will Musonda’s family also underdtand when they will need our suport? Money is far from being a very thing. The best part of it is that he still carys Zambian flag. However much he tries to move our from zambia the world will bring him back to Zambia. He cant hide from Zambia.

  4. It wasn’t a bold move, it was plain stupid. We have known the potential of the Musonda boys for the last five years at least. The whole system should have been following them with genuine interest. This goes for everyone of our compatriots where ever they are, whatever they do notwithstanding.

  5. He does not move with Zambia they boy was born in Europe he does not even know were zambia is and no nothing will ever bring to Zambia why try to claim for something that us not yours? How you call some one who has no zambian passport you are crazy. You don’t seem to know kids who are born in Europe

    • Who cares where he was born? He is Zambian, period! I left Zambia decades ago but Im still 100% Zambian. Thats why I follow Zambian stories. I know for a fact that one day I will come back to settle there.

    • DONT LIE. THE FAMILY OFTEN VISIT ZAMBIA AND THE BOYS KNOWS WHERE HIS GRANDZ ARE, HIS AUNTIES AND COUSINS. UBUFI MULEBEPA WITH PRIDE NOT UBU, ALAAA!

  6. There is a young man here in Canada nicknamed ‘MO’ he is based in Vancouver a talented attacking midfielder Chicken look him up…..before the Canadians snap him up built like shinde but with pace and power in both right and left legs difficult to dispossess once on the ball

    • It is not the job of a manager to scout for International players…a proper well organised FA should have a dedicated dept for this.

  7. Ba George nabo, he is a chicken mwe! If Charles is a friend you should have known this son of his wouldn’t play for Zambia.
    “Thought we might lose out on the player? ” His mother loudly announced his unavailability looooong ago unless Chicken George doesn’t follow Zambian soccer issues. You are just giving her a chance to boast about Zambia crying for Musonda when most of us don’t give a hoot about who he plays for. You just want to demoralise those in camp by asking for someone who we know won’t come. Focus on what you have not what you wish to have. Musonda is at present just an overblown sensation . At 20 he should have been a big name just likehis father or Lusha or Wayne Rooney

    • Rightfully said Some people don’t know who to call a friend, it’s true his mother indicated long ago & she clearly said we should her boys alone, for those who are old enough would recall that even his father Charles Musonda snr seldom pitched for national team duties & that is how Kalu stole the limelight however Jealous down the boy is a good player and that’s the reason Chelsea could only release him on loan.

  8. This just goes to show how shambolic FAZ management is if there is one…it is not Lwandamina job to “summon” players; FAZ officials should have been in Belgium on a fact finding mission but this is wishful thinking. Lwandamina should be more interested in when he will get a contract instead of being used by officials who are too proud to do their job.

  9. …if I was his father I would advice him not to entertain any nonsense from Zambia…he is better off with England or Belgium national teams….had Kalushya been in similar situationwould never have chosen to play for Zambia…just by looking at his love life inclination

    • You would call it nosense in your own sense, look at the bigger picture, as much as those boys were born in Belgium both their parents are Zambians which means there’s no any other family until they have their own families with possibly European spouses. Let them decide so people can stop fussing, players come and go.

  10. Comment:At least the mother should b taught some manners.Zambia is her origins nomatter what happens.what if the boy is not selected 2 play 4 belguim?

  11. Just a word of advice to the Musonda family (especially Charles and wife) … please be careful not give the whole world the wrong impression that Zambia, your one only REAL home, means NOTHING to you. Your children have every right to choose even England over Belgium, let alone Zambia and every sensible person will understand. Marcel Desailly (Ghanian), Patrick Vieira (Senegalese), Zidane (Algerian) and several others did the same and the trend is not about to stop. Frankly speaking, the boy has already put Zambia up there even without donning the chipolopolo shirt. Many Zambians have even become Real Betis fans … just because of Charly. Oh the boy has made us so proud!

  12. This ka CHARLES senior is just a non patriotic little idi.ot. After Zambia national team perished in Gabon, the skunk never ever wanted to support the revival of the team. It was Kalu who took it upon himself to revive the team and keep the spirit of Zambia. We should not bother about his ka ma young mouse. We won the Africa cup without Charlie and his prosititute . We do not need them . Zambia is bigger than them. balekeni balenyala amafi ku Belgium.

  13. LEAVE THIS FAMILY ITS A SHAME,THIS SHOWS HOW CHARLIE IS CONTROLLED BY THE WIFE SAD.
    ALL THESE STATEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE FROM THE WIFE BUT REMEMBER HOME IS HOME. DONT LOOK AT CASH,FOOTBALL FAME,GOOD LIFE ETC ALONE LOOK AT THE UNFORSEEN WHICH NO ONE AS NO CONTROL.
    CHARLIE INVEST HOME THAT PLACE IS SAFE NOW WHEN U ARE STILL ALIVE BUT THAT BE BROWN WIND AND EVERYTHING BURRIED.WISH U WELL

  14. charlie snr get the advice pipo hve spoken,dnt let ur take pipo 4granted and let her nt b proud 4nthng.No Matter hw long u ve stayed away fro mufulira u r stil a kantanshi couple mulunsonga na senta kumani.

  15. jkalusa, you are right. Lets leave this family alone. The woman seems to have a lot of grudge with one kalu and she brings it to every zambian. I dont like her language. All they could have done was to thank the coach for extending an invitation to the boy. That boy might even be snabbed by the 2 national teams and might sit on the bench. Besides, he only plays for the reserves and on loan with all due respect. Not yet at top level. There is nothing wrong to say no. But let them remeber that their home is here. All their relatives are here and none in Europe apart from football which comes and goes. These countries always change their immigration laws. someone might find himself or herself being unwanted due to dynamic laws in Europe and what do we do. Its a welcome to Kamuchanga for…

  16. Lwandamina , look around there a lot of young lads around that can mature to be better than Charly jr . Do you have the time and resources to groom them to be the best in the world. Take a look at the fitness levels of the Chipolopolo boys after Reiner left, leaves much to be desired.

    In any case the Charly Jr is not Zambian. How did you intend to register him to play for Zambia?

    • National team coaches don’t do that kind of scouting. It is for club coaches. National team schedules have no time for coaching raw talent. FAZ should have an under 16 league

  17. Guys, are you telling me that, the entire part of Zambia, you dont have any young good players better than Musonda? Go into rural areas, there are plenty of Ronaldos and Messis there. Its only that they are unluck to get exposure.

  18. Arrogant,Jealousy Kalu is the problem. Kalu wants to be the main focus on Zambian football and the fact that he has no male children and the legacy of Charles Musonda will still reign in Zambia does not sit well for corrupt Kalu. Get rid of Kalu and you will see good things for Zambian football. Kalu is clinging to Faz because that is how he has been able to keep his marriage, other wise the old wrickled woman would dump him.

  19. Why apologize? FAZ should not dignify the arrogance the boy’s parents displayed toward the Country. All he or the parents had to do was respectfully decline the call up – PERIOD.

  20. HOME SWEET HOME. MRS ANGELA MUSONDA LET THE BOYS PLAY FOR ZAMBIA. THOUGH BORN IN EUROPE THEY ARE ZAMBIANS. THEIR RELATIVES ARE IN ZAMBIA KU MUFULIRA. You are there but that is not your home. As for my brother Charly cool some of us know how Kalu has done more injury to you and your family, how he humiliated you in 1996. Please don’t punish Zambian fans because of the out going corrupt FAZ chief. Let the boys be available as soon as this guy exits.
    Tulefwaya abaice bonse mu midfield 6,7,8. Bilton umu guyz alifye best.

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