Documents have emerged in which the Football Association of Zambia President Andrew Kamanga has blamed match-fixing, lack of support from Government and negative perception against his administration.
In documents, which include his letter to the new Minister and agenda items for meeting held with Government, the FAZ president said that the Zambia National team lost some matches in the AFCON 2019 qualifiers under suspicious circumstances. With the previous Vice President having been handed a life ban for match-fixing, there is a possibility that he was not acting alone.
The FAZ president further added that it was not difficult for some players to collude with FAZ’s previous officials just to embarrass the current executive and the nation.
The FAZ President also rejected calls by the current Minister for him to reconcile with the Former President Kalusha Bwalya saying that there was no rift between him and Kalusha. Mr. Kamanga however flatly rejected the Minister’s move to get Kalusha Bwalya’s help to identify a new National team Coach or be involved in Coaching himself.
Mr Kamanga concluded the letter by advising the Minister that if it was his considered view that the Zambia National Soccer team will qualify for AFCON 2021 by getting rid of him, he could proceed by following due process and inform FIFA
Below are the full documents
If according to you the players are against you, then what are you a President of? It’s honorable for you to resign.
wow, PF is in total mess, now they have to fight Kamanga as well.
1. Kamanga should not have written down all the accusations. What a blunder. He is facing law suits from individual players, because he mess with their future.
Kennedy Mweene is no longer needed for national team, and should lead the lawsuit. If fans rewind AFCON, they blame #1 Mweene’s silly mistakes, then start going up…. LAWSUIT here, big money!!
2. Now Kamanga wants to subbortage it all by reporting PF government to FIFA, and definitely FIFA has now seen the documents. They will act, Zambia will be expelled next week for government interference.
Going into 2021 with
– Player lawsuits
– FIFA ban
there is no way PF can win elections.
It would be better if fifa expelled Zambia then Kamanga will have an excuse for not qualifying for anything
But also Zambia soccer can’t be centred around Kalu. He does not stay in the country for starters. He had his time & he lost elections. Kamanga yes has failed, but going back to a corrupt failure should be out. New blood is required
From fighting with Kalu, now you start fighting with the government and the players. Don’t lie ati the government doesn’t support you, coz himself the president ECL has been following you and had watched almost all the games played at home. Just give up Kamanga and leave FAZ to people who understands the game of football well.
Kamanga can leave, but should not handover to the corrupt Kalusha Bwalya. It Munaile would be a better choice.
He forgot to mention lack of leadership. Soccer is about leadership to inspire all involved, the players, the coaches, the fans and the sponsors.
SURELY THE WRITING IS IN THE WALL FOR YOU KAMANGA BUT YOU ARE IN DENIAL.
ZAMBIANS ARE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY WANT SO, PLEASE GO.
YOUR EGO IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE. IT’S ZAMBIANS WHO WANT YOU TO GO. EVEN FIFA CAN SEE THAT SO DON’T HIDE BEHIND FIFA.
BE MAN ENOU
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You can tell from his signature that he is some arrogant bloke; who rarely listens to advise – Why scribble all that? What for? Is a signature suppose to be that long? Mm!!!!!
What level of education did Kamanga obtain? Self righteous man goes again ranting like headless chicken. If players are saying NO to you then what are you there for?
Be reminded that education has nothing to do with Education.. those linesmen you so in football some of them are MP .. Other players are doctors while many have lower education but talented footballers or sports men.. FairPlay is appreciated tha greedness or undermining their own team by getting bribes.. corrupt acts etc..It was painful to see Zambia missing out of 2019 edition
Kamanga is more educated than Kalusha Bwalya. He is a business executive of good reputation and financially sound and independent.
FAZ President is campaigning to become PF Media Director. Maybe even Chief Government Spokesman.
Is Kalu banned for life??
Ba Kamanga Playing Victim
Ba Kamanga ku waya waya fye. The man has failed period.
FAZ can be defined as UMULEMBWE WACIPUBA.
Kamanga is very transparent, he has not mentioned any names of footballers but in my view, I could concur with him that especially some footballers based in South Africa could be easily influenced because of obvious reasons, one of these days make a selection of the team excluding all South African Based Footballers and you shall see the difference in performance.
Mr Kamanga must go. He has lamentably failed as FAZ president. Unfortunately for him sports associations are not judged on the performance of developmental teams such as the Under-17s or the Under-20s. They are judged on the performance of the senior men’s teams. FAZ needs a real football man at the helm not business men who do not understand the game and its dynamics. Chipolopolo failed to qualify for AFCON in a weak group, the national team plays in jerseys that are worse than club sides!