Zambia Athletics Association (ZAA) president Elias Mpondela is elated by his re-election at the elective annual general meeting held in Lusaka on Saturday.
Mpondela beat his only challenger Samuel Matete by 51-25 votes at the Mulungushi Conference Centre.
In a post election interview, Mpondela who has been at the top of ZAA for 22 years, said the association need experienced leaders.
He also promised to work with former 400m hurdles world champion Matete.
“After Covid19 you need a leader that is tested,” Mpondela told journalists.
‘Samuel is my friend, he is going to be part of us. He will be part of the technical side of things so he is part of the family,” he added.
Captain Bernard Bwalya was elected ZAA vice president with General Secretary Davison Mung’ambata going unopposed.
The vice General Secretary is Maureen Kolomwe and Komani Ng’ambi was elected treasurer.
Committee members are Jeddah Phiri,Getrude Gamela, Moses Phiri and Proper Tandabala.
Yangu ba Mpondela e…. It’s is his personal organization?
Awe Kwena… Mr Mpondela ni ZAAA and ZAAA is Mr Mpondela
What a bunch of losers! Voting for another loser! I wont pay any attention to Zambia athletics. I dont wanna get unneccessary stress. everytime I see zambian athlete on the field. I doubt whether we will even seeany Zambian athlete competing anywhere. Botswana now has more successful atheletes than Zambia with only 2 million people in that country.
Zambians never cease to amaze me . What has Mpondela done to deserve his re election? REALLY! In terms of Athletics, Where are we?
You Zambians I dont know wny you like to be associated with failures just like a failed project of voting pf to power.
Balimilowa fye.
@katana You’re so right. There’s another failure at FAZ and all football fans are so happy with him despite the fact that we are now absentees from Afcon which before him we attended regularly. And everyone is happy with the failure. What kind of nation have we become? Happy with failure!
22 years and nothing to show for. This is disappointing. If it doesn’t work change it until you find another one that works. Look at Trump, only one term and people saw the need to change and that is what we call brainy people.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ON HOW WE SHALL RULE BEYOND 2031 , WINA AZALILA NAFUTI