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FAZ drops referees boss

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FAZ has made changes to its referees department with the appointment of ex-Referees Association of Zambia boss Welly to head the section.

Chikuka replaces Ken Chichenga who has been in charge for the last two years.

Below is a statement from FAZ:

Following a meeting held on 3rd May 2018, by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) with referees’ representatives from various parts of the country to evaluate the performance of referees in the country, a number of important issues were discussed which included:
Training and development, including a fast track program which would meet the CAF/FIFA requirements as well as attaching young referees internationally to expose them to modern training trends,

Officiating fees especially for lower divisions teams,

Enhancing the Referees Department following staff changes with the incumbent Referees Manager, Mr Kenneth Chichenga being released. In the interim Mr Welly Chikuka who has vast refereeing experience in Zambia will be assisted by an additional two-members staff from retired referees to oversee the referees department until a decision is made to appoint a substantive Referees Manager. Suffice to state that the decision to utilise Mr Chikuka’s vast experience should not be misunderstood that the Referees Association of Zambia (RAZ) is being reinstated. This is in line with the current FAZ Constitution article 45 which empowers the Referees Committee to oversee management of referees. As such RAZ cannot be reintroduced into FAZ as the constitution does not support such a position.

Referees to start submitting match reports immediately after a match as well as Match Commissioners reports.

On account of the foregoing, the Referees Committee will retain oversight on referees performance and all complaints against match officiating will be addressed on receipt of match reports, and corrective action taken which in some cases may require public disclosure.

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