Keith Mweemba has been elected as the new Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president after securing 45 votes during the reconvened elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Kabwe on Friday.
The Lusaka-based lawyer will commence his four-year term from 2025 to 2029, succeeding Andrew Kamanga, who led FAZ from 2016 to 2025.
Mweemba beat a field of four other contenders, with incumbent Kamanga polling 20 votes, former FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala finishing with 17 votes, while Francis Hafwiti and Emmanuel Munaile failed to register a vote.
The elections, which were the only agenda item on the day as unanimously agreed by the Congress, were conducted under the supervision of a FIFA, CAF and COSAFA delegation led by FIFA’s Senior Manager for Member Associations Governance, Ahmed Harraz.
In the Vice Presidential race, the position will be decided by a runoff later today after none of the three candidates secured the required 50 percent plus one vote.
Incumbent Justin Mumba received 41 votes, while Mutale N’gandu came close with 40 votes. Christopher Kasale polled one vote, and will not proceed to the second round.
Meanwhile, Col. Priscilla Katoba was ratified as the FAZ Women’s National Representative, having gone unopposed. Her nomination was proposed by Green Buffaloes Women FC and seconded by FC MUZA.
Andrew need seek asylum to other countries, he be jailed next month by UPND.
Even UPND Youth chairman mosquito Liswaniso could have won that FAZ president.
** I didn’t mention any tribe, so this is not a cyber crime.
Amthola Nkhani muzilembako bwino nkhani. Ati: The Lusaka-based lawyer will commence his four-year term from 2025 to 2029, succeeding Andrew Kamanga, who led FAZ from 2016 to 2025. It should be … succeeding Andrew Kamanga, who MISLED FAZ from 2016 to 2025.
You know when the AG got involved, when we saw someone who was disqualified put back on the poll, then we knew who would win and we also knew why.
You must not be properly sane if you didn’t expect this result. Where next?
It appears we learnt nothing from the political side of things where you substitute performing players and brought in non performers in 2021. Aren’t Zambians crying now? I will not judge hastily, it is a wait and see situation
Lusaka times always scared of my comments, the truth hurts lol.
Why is it that politicians and political interference may affect the discipline, career and performance of sportsmen and sport? What does FIFA say on such matters?
Makes no difference whether keith, Andrew, Adrian or whoever is at the helm zambian football is lost. We don’t have right caliber of players.
Razor, it does. A losing mentality at the top filters down to the grassroot footballer because he knows the best isnt expected of him.
Chipolopolo who went down in Gabon were extremely motivated. Each one of them knew they didnt turn up on the pitch to lose. Just check their record. They were winning all their matches very convincingly. That spirit was still there when the new team was constituted. Enter Kamanga and the team didnt know whether it was going or coming. Mweemba, you must remember Zambians like to go to the stadiums to run away from incompetent politicians. So give us trophies like AFCON
It’s the Tonga world. Zambia yalisasa.
Lyonse imwe kuya tribal?
What have Ba Tonga people done to you? Are they not Zambians?
Didnt they contribute to the liberation struggles for independence from colonial Britain?
Have Tongas ever advocated for succession from Zambia?
Just tell me honestly, why do you hate Ba Tonga people?