A stand-off at high-noon is looming as Faz stood its ground that the annual general meeting will be staged in Kitwe and not Lusaka despite the Sports Council dramatic announcement this evening that it will be held in the Capital.
NSCZ spokesperson Smart Mwetwa said during a press briefing on Thursday evening that the decision to shift the Faz AGM from Kitwe to Lusaka was reached after intelligence reports that hired thugs would disrupt the meeting.
Mwetwa added that the decision was made after a consensus was reached with all stake holders.
However, Faz officials spoken to this evening after the NSCZ announcement have insisted they are heading to Kitwe.
“It is Moba in Kitwe,” Faz communication officer Erick Mwanza said in reaction to the development.
Mwanza referred to a Fifa letter signed by Fifa president Sepp Blatter today that reaffirmed their last correspondence from March 18 signed by Thierry Regenass of the possibility of a ban from Zurich should a third party interfere with the AGM.
“Who has the power to name the AGM date and venue?Blatter’s letter answers that,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Andrew Kamanga-led faction say they will attend the Lusaka meeting to be held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre.
Simataa Simataa said they will hold a caucus meeting tomorrow in camera in Lusaka ahead of the Mulungushi Hall meeting.
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This NSCZ is pathetic, what an excuse. Are you telling me the whole of Zambia Police has no capacity to stop thugs from interupting a meeting. Come off it dont look us small and think we are children
Does someone know that for others soccer is life ?
Maybe the trouble makers are mercenaries?
Fifa ban is looming. If police have managed in big political rallies then the issue security should not come in . This is really govt interference at most. Ba nscz, leave kalu alone .after law 2012 is soon if there is need for change. This is like calls of sata sayng mmd which the legally elected party in govt should be ousted before its term expires. No! This is a non starter.
Afterall the ones agitating for change are a bunch of failures and under 5. Fifa , teach us a lesson. Football is like food at least in zambia and see if simataa and under kamanga ll be spared.
Smart is not so smart after all
This Andrew Kamaga where does he come from. he is only been on the soccer scene for less than 10 years and he wants to cause confusion. i dont understand ubupuba bwa pa Zambia. How do you pass a no confidence vote when soccer in Zambia has not necessarily gone bust. We have everything it s just the small teams have become good so the playing field does not favour Zambia any more. Its not Kalu’s fault
We have failed to run our politics and now we want to destroy the beloved game.
The other AGM & TAMANGA are not recognised by FIFA. It will be a sheer waste of valuable time if they go ahead with the meeting in LSK. And quite frankly FIFA will not hestiate to sort out Zambia. Wait until tomorrow evening a FIFA communique will be dispatched.
\:d/ This meeting will be in Kitwe and Kalu will finish his term. Chances of us qualifying are high, Libya is in dissaray chances are they wont finish their fixture that gives us the opportunity
This all issue is now getting out of hand. I think the major problem we have is stubbornness, we forget about the people whose interest we want to serve. Any resulting stagnation in the sport it is not Kalusha, Kamanga, Simataa etc who will suffer – but the young people who have taken up football as their bread and butter. Why the big fuss? Is the FAZ account fat these days?
Please be informed that NSCZ is just creating confusion so that the Kalusha team are in Kitwe while the Kamanga team in Lusaka to avoid two bulls being in one ring. FAZ is the organiser of the meeting why NSCZ took interest in the matter which has no agenda/deligation list atall.
Zed, drama, drama, drama, symptomatic of a state about to enter the era of failure. Time will surely tell and pretty soon. I rest my case lest am called a prophet of doom like panji. Naleka!!!
kalusha is very arrogant! He knows in kitwe he have all mechanisms to sway everything in his direction, i think they should hire some lobbers to treat this chap, he is big headed just coz he is known by corrupt Blater!
I DONT EXPECT ANYONE TO TELL ME THAT KAMANGA IS A BETTER ADMINISTRATOR THAN KALU, IF HE WAS, HE WUDNT BE GOING AHEAD WITH SUCH UNCLEAN METHODS. FOR A MOMENT THERE I THOUGH HE (KAMANGA) AND TEAM HAD A HOPE OF GETTING INTO OFFICE THIS YEAR, BUT NO! HE WONT EVEN BE ATTENDING THE AGM, INSTEAD HE’LL BE A A POLITICAL CONFERENCE WITH NSCZ AT MULUNGUSHI. TOO BAD! GO KALU GO!!!
kalu has no respect he doesnt know that PRESIDENT SATA will be on the copperbelt.THE POLICE WANTS TO GIVE SATA 100% PROTECTION.TAKE AGM TO LSK,VIVA SATA,VIVA PF.
# 16, all real presidents = FAZ president Kalusha & Zambian President Mr. Sata will be in KMB Kitwe, the home ground of all revolutions. Let RB & his nephews hold their party convention at Mulungushi in their Lusaka.
bloody hell, confusions, how do these people organise associations if the can’t even conduct a decent dialogue bewteen themselves!!!!
He who beats his father shall be beaten by his son. If chisimaataa and kamwana think their under hand methods of trying to oust the current faz ll succeed,they should also be sure that in the similar way they ll also be chanked out . Compare the bad ending of all north african leaders( ditators) who rouse to power by a bullet. Their regimes have ended in amisrable way with the latest victim being gaddaf and is this how we also want our football to be administered even in the coming years? No! No! No!
I give up, they have all lost their bearings, yangu tata eh, this is topsy-turvy at its worst. Tug of war ka!! Too much immaturity, trees without roots, time wasters, very irrational and irritating, I will be watching hockey after all I am miles and miles away from Zed.
Kamanga (African Footballer of the year 2010). Simaata (African Footballer of the year 2011) Stoopid fulls where are you getting this courage to disrupt FAZ? From State House? I think all of you must go 2011.
The most indecisive, irresponsible, immature and careless NSCZ I have ever seen. Confusion happening under their nose and brewing and supporting such nonsense? I don’t think we will ever respect you again.
Guys all this power play is as a result that the government don’t like the Kalusha FAZ administration because it does not bow to them. The current FAZ administration listens only to FIFA. The other aspect is that the current FAZ does not beg for money from the government but has clinched good sponsorship deals for the national team therefore no influence from the government. The reasons given by NSCZ are just ridiculous there is a a hidden agenda in all this. These guys want to impose the Kamanga camp on us!
like i said before, lets all out and pettision fifa to ban us so that we can have time out to grow up!
Drop in Fifa rankings sums up all the failures we have had wih friendlies, under 23, 20 and 17 teams. In terms of infrstructure and youth football nothing has improved since Kalu take over. And dont mention the Chinese stadium, not was FAZ effort. So where are Kalu’s success
I can see that leadership in this country has really gone to the dogs at all the levels. We are led by plastic people indeed .My God !How can thugs force Ncsz to change the venue .further why should they take a role which is not theirs? Kamanga and Simata are just powns in this foolishness.RB ,you foolish oldman ,you’re the one causing all this foolishness for your hidden agenda.Nosense!Where are the law inforcers?Can they fail to control a small gathering?’Ubupuba muchalo bwafula ‘We need men and women that are real and strong.NOT BABY LIKE ADULTS.WHAT SIN HAS KALU’S EXECUTIVE committee done that you FOOLISH NCSZ bring this confusion?RB by the time he leaves office Zambia shall have become a big loughing stock if not already .
Finally everything is now in the open. What does NSCZ want? Have they ever organised an AGM for FAZ? Why today under Kalu?
Simata, Kamanga finshi kanshi mufwaya? is it hatred for Kalu? Football is not for Kalu but Zambians.
Get to Kitwe and table your no confidence vote, this is what you have been relying on since you came back from Zurich. Why do you want to change goal posts at the eleventh hour?
Awe bane kanshi te administration failure on the part of Kalu BUT that you want to hijack FAZ at all costs. This is not a Zambian spirit. ABASH HATRED ABASH!!!!!!!!!
Why should FIFA care if the FAZ AGM iz held in Mpika, Namwala or indeed Kabompo, az long az all logistix are in place?
Villager ,Not only are a you a villager but an ignorant one. It’s not the responsibility of faz to put up infrastracture ,its the government of which these succeding government haven’t done that good job. There’re other factors that have led to the poor performance of players .look at the club level. Much leaves to be desired. Those at club level have their role to play .They can even rise their own funds and pay their players well for example .Jearous and hatred make people even educated ones behave foolishly like what we are seeing today.I think even fifa must be tired of this nosense.Time should come when even football management must be left to the footballers, themselves not anyone as it is.
the only person causing confusion at sports council is TEDDY ****’n Mulonga..
This is now bullshiit!!! Isn’t it Simaata who said even if the AGM was taken to Shangombo and at short notice his supporters will make sure the pass the ‘no confidence’ vote succeeded. Now he goes to cry to state house that ‘thugs’ are threatening his supporters( Spoiled Brats). Who does he think he is? This group of failed administrators have been shifting goal posts whenever they think they are losing touch with their rural supporters. The NSC is a toothless bulldog which has sub-contracted its responsibilities to state house-they honestly can’t tell us that they can’t see what pain the Tamanga boys are causing the Soccer lovers and fans. PSE BE REAL MEN AND TELL BANDA AND HIS NEPHEWS OFF!!! WE ARE FED-UP!!!! Pse
Lelo lelo lelo ……………. ba Simata mwasebana you thought you had support! just come to kitwe elo naimwe ba nscz u are dogs ….how can you sink so low…. iseni fye ku Kitwe who do think will accept to refund you the upfront payment ? we will sue you for breach of contract mwe mbwa mwe ..this is the way your rb will be embarssed!
KALU CONTINUE SCORING HEY THOUGHT WALI[PWA… SHOW THEM WHAT YOU ARE MADE OF……………………..
There we go, even a venue became a national disaster!
Just wen we thought this whole circus was coming to a close this weekend, it takes another twist!
I do not care what happens now. It has been doomed from the start and the current situation is a testament to that. What a bunch of twollops.
To hell with Simaata Simaata,Kamanga,Teddy Mulonga and the so called NSCZ.Kalu go ahead with your plans and if it means FIFA to ban football in Zambia so be it.
what you think everything should be done in Lusaka?
Two words: Pa Zed!!!
I think a FIFA ban is ok. Why shiuld Banda want to be involved. I love Kalu, if Zambia had more sturborn people like him and not yes Bwanas
BUt why should venue be an issue? Surely, if Kalusha has hired kaponyas wasn’t that expected? Kalusha is so illiterate, uncivilised and dull that he thinks he is running a country within a country – politicians will finish him if he is joking with life. Ni pa Zed. However, if Galu has hired kaponyas to kill people at the Kitwe venue, why not bring in the police? What is the job of the police if they can’t protect people at meetings like that.
And people are missing the argument here, the real truth behind why Kalusha is insisting hosting the meeting at Moba Motel is NOT because he is arrogant. The only reason is because he has already eaten the money he was given for giving business to the motel. That is Galu and that is how he operates. Some of you are talking from nowhere!!!
It seems Simaata always has a losing receipe!! Iam for the vote of no confidence but holding an AGM in Lusaka when the elected FAZ executive is holding one in Kitwe is a clear lose lose situation. Even if Kalu organises thugs you can also organise taba shupa. Kamanga has money he can pay off some chaps to organise finyamunyamu as well. Metal pa metal. Otherwise Kalu will continue running FAZ.
IGWE, I don’t think even you believe what you are saying, why can’t NSCZ ask for Police. The best for Zambia at this point is FIFA ban.
# 40, mina amafi, chill teka bola panshi. this AGM was planned for and you just dont work up and say we change it. pipo planned around the kitwe venue. If in your house you just wake up and make decisions then its a disaster home. FAZ may have paid for the venue, catering transport etc then who will reimburse that money. things done in a hurry cost money. dont you for a moment it may be Simataa who has a deal with mulungushi conference centre for giving them business
Simata Simata and Kamanga have no shame!
Problem with most Zambians is that they forget the Genesis of this FAZ fracas.People just say things on this blog,insulting Simata and Kamanga!
If the argument is that the vote of no confident is not in the FAZ constitution so is the co-opting of executive committee members and their ratification by an executive that does not form a quorum!
SIMPLE ISSUES but because we want to show everybody that we are sturbbon and we have FIFA backing,then we can do what we want NO!
LET FIFA BAN ZAMBIA and then WHAT?
Kalusha is a commitee member at CAF beacuse Zambia is an affiliate of both CAF and FIFA.
No individual is bigger than the game or indeed the Country!
TYPICAL ZAMBIAN ALL TALK NO ACTION AT THE END OF IT ALL!SHAME
# 45 enlight us please, why does the simataa group want to pass a motion of no confidence.
1)Abrogation of the constitution
2)Secrecy in the way association contracts are negotiated.
3)The president was the sole negotiator and all others were just informed of such
The third item caused the resignation of comittee members including the VP
4)There was the issue of dubious player transfers that caused the medical stars chairman to be suspended by FAZ when he brought it up.
A lot of people on this blog just write and insult without knowing or maybe having forgotten where the issues started from.
Footbal in this country is lucky to have people like Simata reminding the guys in office about their obligation.In my view he desrves commendation and not insults.
Had FAZ heeded the call for EGM when it was called at first,we would not be where we are today.Calling each other names!
@40 THE IGWE you are an II*****! mwalisebana …it is you who is dull not Kalu…. wachepa sana teti umukwanishe….. and which dull politiacian will finish him? he does not even live here his businesses are in RSA… and he is well respected there not by fuuuuuuuls like you kolwe. Mulekenifye you can’t match his record ama jealous…… why shud your mmd thieves dictate the venue ? pantu abana bakwa rb balefwaya ukteka faz ? banya baleya na wishi…….. you thing zambia is for chickenhearted pipo like you?
I have always suported brining sanity to the game of football in the name of Kamanga and co, but changing the venue at the last minute is brining chaos to the game, and who wins,it’s Kalu, pliz Kamanga and group just go to Kitwe. Hire police to be the venue. Moba centre is easy to protect. Kalu accepted the change when you had a meeting and immediatly, Sports council annouces he u turns just to embass you guys, so what do you do? meet him at his own venue and hammer him there once and for all not this pararel AGM senerio.
Simata is just big mouthed person period. PLese FIFA ban Zambia now. Nonsense.
@41 Zambia 1 you are talking keep it up man,,…. ask this silly guy Simata how much he has been paid by rb so us to bring his children into faz…………….. we know their agenda…. ulya surplier wama jersey mwana rupiah aliloba ilyauma……………..so wants Kalus blood!
if kalu has hired jerabohs… what about simata hiring Ka William Tekere Banda and chris the rapist chalwe?
bane its kitwe not lusaka……………. lusaka full of political puppets!
Money can not buy leadership, nor pomposity by simata can run soccer………. ask ka Chiluba he thought he can govern better than super ken what happened plunder……so kamanga those donations you make to mmd thru henry bwezani banda will neva see you at the helm of faz……..go back to your businesses
ask kavindele thought having billions can make him a good leader,
simata you have been blacklisted from banking tell the nation why instead of attacking a mere grade 12 Kalu
While i am 4 Kamanga camp. i dont agree with change of venue, especially with a vague reason
bo simata mwaswabisa,
NSCZ must resign on moral grounds. You are destroying the game. Either you get dissolved or you step down voluntarily.
Ring, ring….ring, ring…
Hello, Sep Blatter here…
Oh yah, this iz Kalu Sir, FAZ prezident…,
Blatter: Hi, the FIFA reprezentativez are on the way
Kalu: Fine, but we have a problem here…
Blatter: Not again! What iz it this time?
Kalu: They want change the venue ai…
Blatter: Who iz “they” and for what reazon?
Kalu: The government, saying that there are hired thugz to disrupt the meeting…
Blatter: Thugz…, iz it true….hired by who?
Kalu: I have no idea….
Blatter: So you are not happy withe change?
Kalu: Hell no Sir! It will work against my strategy…
Blatter: I see, what do you want me to do?
Kalu: Write a letter indicating you are uncomfortable withe change and call it govt. interference…
Blatter: The letter iz on its way, right now. Anything…
Guys why do us Zambians want to run football differently from the rest of the world?!!! These spoiled brats can’t surely wait for next year ?!!! What they have been doing has been illegal from the begining starting from the disolution of FAZ on account of resignations because it is not provided for in our FAZ constitution.That is why Kalu sort guidance from FIFA(and not protection as some people think)
Its a big joke!Police are there to deal with such simple problems.Unless there will be a Natural calamity in Kitwe similar to a Tsunami i dont see why Police spokesperson can even suggest a change of Venue.its their job to deal with such petty disturbances.the next thing we shall be told that the National Elections will be held in Zimbabwe because of security reasons.
# 47, I was also in support of Simata and Kamanga’s stance but to be honest their involvement with RB has just put me off and i feel the best is to let Kalu continue. Furhtermore, if Kalu made all those wrongs, do you think ousting him is the best option honestly? Look at at our Govt’s failures how many are they, how many breaches, countless but we have not stood up like what is happening in other countries to oust our president because we know that there’s time for everything. So simata should have waited for 2012.
You have been shocked and caught pants down- Rupiah, Chipungu,Mulonga, Chifumo Banda, Simata and Kamanga. look at the shame and embarrassment you have brought on yourselves. I can assure you now that you will begin fighting amonfg yourselves. you thought Kalu has ceased his dazzling skills…. napapa saana..Kalu- eyes on the ball….
Pliz pliz, where do NSCZ get the courage to cause so much confusion? Why is NSCZ one sided, supporting Kamanga? What is the problem in this country and why do we like kicking each other? Why can`t Simata wait for 2012 election? *****s
I have said it before NSCZ wants FIFA to ban Zedian football. That is their way of getting rid of Kalu and his team. They are hoping that by the time we are unbanned Kalu would have moved on to other things. This is the Tufilile munsenga philosophy
GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WHAT A COUNTRY?
kalu cannot be greater than the nation he ,should not hold us to ransom let him just step down .
It is clear that he is counting on the AGM being held in 2 places so the FIFA delegates already in Kitwe endorse him as the President ,what a kaponya. I hope the Copperbelt Police commanding comes down heavy on KALU and his kaponyas hired from Nkana .