ZESCO United Football Club has announced the appointment of George Lwandamina as the club’s new Head Coach.
Lwandamina popularly known as Chicken George takes over from Tenant Chembo who resigned as Interim Coach on Sunday, 8 April 2018.
Lwandamina is a highly-accomplished coach whose coaching career spans national and international stints.
Prior to his appointment, he was the Head Coach of Young Africans in Tanzania.
He also served as Zambia National Team Assistant Coach under Herve Renard from 2008 to 2010.
Lwandamina also led the Zambia National Team Under-20 team to the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada where the team reached the last 16.
He also led the Zambia National Team Under-20 to Cosafa victory in 2003 including two runner-up finishes in 2004 and 2006.
At club level, he led Green Buffaloes to runners-up finishes in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007.
He served as Head Coach for ZESCO United FC from 2014 to 2017.
During the 2017 season, he also doubled as Head Coach for the senior Zambia National team.
Lwandamina won two league titles and the Barclays Cup for ZESCO FC.
He also won the Barclays Cup with Red Arrows in 2013.
George, is a league winner with Young Africans in their previous season.
His other previous appointments include Kabwe Warriors, Nchanga Rangers where he was technical director from 2000 to 2001, and Mufulira Wanderers where he won two league titles as Ashios Melu’s assistant in 1995 and 1996.
“We have no doubt that with his credentials, he will bring on board exceptional performance and help us conquer African football and that he will continue with the winning culture and unite everyone connected with ZESCO United, from the players to the supporters,” says ZESCO United Club Secretary Richard Mulenga.
“On behalf of the Executive committee, I wish to congratulate Mr. George Lwandamina on this appointment and I thank everyone at the Club and the supporters for their patience,” he said.
Chicken George as in the slave name from Kunta Kunte? why
Because Africans and Black people are fond of stereotyping each other. The same reason why they still call each other “Niggaz” in Rap songs after so much they’ve been through as a race.
Stop reading stoopid things into nicknames. Chicken George is as good as any nickname and he never gave himself the name. The fans gave him the name perhaps because they were watching Roots at the time
George got that name while at Kalulushi Secondary School at the time the film Roots was showing on TVZ.
LUSAKA TIMES, you are not entitled to use this nickname because you where not even into existence or close to when we created this name before he left the amateur League for Mufulira Wanderers
@Nine Please have mercy with words u use.
Team ya ziko management thanks, however you did not treat Mr Chembo well he derseved respect.
Chicken man plz finish the CAF job now! We need the trophy this season!
His CV is not impressive its full of runners up also the man has a very big stomach can’t run WHY NOT GIVE THE JOB TO CHRIS KATONGO the only zambian captain to win AFCON? The man is expired NOW and its time young ones took over to build their CV also
Silly reasoning. A good footballer doesn’t necessarily signify a good coach. Even if he proved himself on the pitch Katongo has to prove himself on the bench
And the circus continues.
He is a very bad man, His the reason why Zesco mistreated TC.
He is a good coach but, lacks passion. He must learn from other coaches, such as Pitso, McCarthy, Zidane, Morinio, Klop, that move with the players for 90 minutes nonstop; they can’t afford to sit down and take a nap while the game is going. That is why Zesco lost to Memelodi Sundowns; the man is too much of himself, even when his team is losing he just remains dormant like monument. I don’t see Zesco accomplish anything under his charge.
Hell No, he is not a good coach! He is technically limited. An average one for that matter!!!
You cant judge a coach by his antics. They cant all have the same demeanor on the pitch. Wenger sits as calmly as Lwandamina even when they are losing but that doesnt mean Wenger is a bad coach. Ashios Melu was never jumping up and down but he won the league twice.
Is ZESCo /Lwandamina going to terminate the contract with Young Africans FC ? He has contract with the team till Early June 2018
What qualification has Chicken got?