THE FAZ appeals committee has lifted the suspension of Amakumbi Stars proprietor, Simataa Simataa and thrown out all petitions for the removal of some executive committee members and president Kalusha Bwalya.
Appeals committee chairperson William Nyirenda made the announcement in Lusaka yesterday at Chrismar Hotel after the committee met to look at the appeals.
Nyirenda said petitioners would have the right to present their cases at tomorrow’s FAZ Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for the Mulungushi International Conference Centre.
He said Simataa’s suspension had been lifted because FAZ did not follow laid-down constitutional procedures when enforcing the ban on the Amakumbi Stars proprietor who is also Zambia Football Coaches Association (ZFCA) general secretary.
Nyirenda said according to the constitution, a person should be accorded an opportunity to defend and exculpate themselves before finally being suspended.
The appeals chairperson said some rules in the constitution were flouted by the FAZ executive and declared the ban on Simataa from all football activities null and void.
“The suspension of Simataa has been lifted because FAZ did not accord him the opportunity to defend and exculpate himself. The executive did not follow the right procedure, some rules in the constitution were flouted and so the suspension has been lifted and we have restored on him the full rights as a member of FAZ with immediate effect,” Nyirenda said.
The appeals committee chairperson said Simataa and Medical Stars chairperson Alex Mambwe’s petitions were thrown out because they lacked the seriousness of such a move.
Nyirenda said discussing issues like these would be duplicating the FAZ AGM agenda where aggrieved parties had a right to present their cases against any issues pertaining the running of football matters.
He said FAZ general secretary George Kasengele and head of competition and administration Julio Chiluba’s petitons could not go to the AGM because they were employees of the association.
“The position of general secretary was duly adopted at the last AGM according to the findings of our committee, so that appeal has been rejected because it lacks merit,” Nyirenda said.
Simataa had petitioned to have FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya removed, while Division Two (North) Police Eagles petitioned the removal of vice-president Emmanuel Munaile and committee member Pivoty Simwanza.
Mambwe wanted Kasengele, Chiluba and treasurer Boniface Mwamelo removed for allegedly breaching the FAZ constitution.
Nyirenda said the petitions were improperly submitted and they all lacked the seriousness.
He said even the petition against Mwamelo should be an issue for the AGM. The committee that sat to make a ruling over the petitions comprised retired soccer commentator Dennis Liwewe, retired Brigadier-General William Shonga, former FAZ general secretary Herman Mpashi, former FAZ president Evaristo Kasunga and Nyirenda.
[Times of Zambia]
Red card for the FAZ executive members tomorrow.
Its time to move on. FAZ will now be more efficient(whether the petitions were true or not) and equally anyone with issues should use the FRONT DOOR not rush to the press. PHD syndrome will never take us anywhere. This soccer is for us all and we must ALL take it forward. We must not only look at FAZ when there is a problem lets also give them a pat on the back for positives. GO Zambia go!!!
Wise decision. We are not there to shoot each other. Lets work together to develop football in Zambia.
Zambia football is now on DSTV and worldwide because of the current FAZ. Soif you see something wrong in their admin, PLEASE advise instead of advocating for their removal, because 2moro it will be you.
FAZ, Simataa, the pettitionerz, the pettitioned and literally everybody must all work for one common goal; iprovement of the local game of football. And that can only be acheived in unity.
The problem with FAZ is that their so called President is so big headed and does things for his personal gain if you remember when the learned and respeated lawyer Sunday Nkonde sc gave him advice he asked him to step down, what is his useless lawyer friend Kasolo saying now? For those of you Kalusha supporters we tried to write here and told you that Simaata had a point but you are so blinded careful with the people you put in office. Tell me who has the last laugh now? If he wants he can sue them and make some money.
# 6 spare us from your hate lecture. Its time to move foward.
Ba Kalusha Bwalya, this i th problem with too little education. This pomposity of “twali abantu uleke munee Kalusha.” You were paid handsomely for all games you played both for Mufulira Wandarers and Zambia so for you to come back and think you can use your past glory to plunder is unacceptable. I just hope FAZ Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for today removes this kaboke from his post.
Number *7 i do not hate any one at FAZ and for your information i have never met any one of them at FAZ in person i left Zambia when i was very young and i have never been because of my busy program but i follow everything that is happening there through the press sorry find something else to write about.
It is good development. However I would like Simataa, to reflect on what he did in 1996 to save Nchanga Rangers and Roan United from demotion to Div 1. This was at Kabwe Masiye Motel. He made the decision with Watson Chiti, and Michael Milner.Some so called small teams suffered instead.
That is a big problem if u have nt bn 2Zambia 4long…Who doesnt remember that Simaata once said i will never work with Kalu in my whole life?????????
Dnt criticise Kalu frm your fake arm-chair.
He may have his personal weaknesses but the dude is working and is bringing some developments in Zed football…You shud even visit FAZ website.
If u ve a bone 2chew with Kalu for his past gloriuos tyms, dn create your gloriuos times now so we shall remember u too..If not, just keep enjoyn your diaspora luxuryzzzzz
Iam tired of u PHD Zambians who think things can only work wen Simaata becomes president of FAZ..Its a lie.
#7, What hatred are you talking about? Right now you have different views from those held by #6, does that mean you hate him? It is a well known fact that Kalusha is a big headed and pathetic show-off partly because of little education,if any.
#7 you are right time to move forward. Zambian have a lot of talk time on useless issues. Hate and jealous is what is killing our country from developing.
#13 What kills Zambia also is failure to identify and deal with an issue because we have difficulty accepting criticism.
Great Kalu bapele ka Faz mudala. They won’t match your archievement in soccer.Insala yalibapesha mano.
Kalu even Fifa respects you. Leave that poverty stricken Faz of theirs. They won’t do anything to match your archievements. Insala yibi. You have tried your best to improve zed soccer but bakaboke bafula.Leave it mudala and go where you will be appreciated. Tabatasha. All they want is to bring you down and erase your archievements. They been fighting you from the begininng. Some people pa zed have two positions nobody says anything.When you held two positions every jim and jack arose as if you are the first under the sun. Yaba twatendwa kwati pali faz.Leave it to them.
And so the drama continues. All because FAZ rushed into suspending someone without even looking at what powers they may or may not have. But, we all make mistakes. Even the greatest players have missed penalty kicks. The important thing is to bounce back and move forward. I hope the FAZ executive will use this as an opportunity to pick up the pieces and move Zambian football forward.
Alternatively, they can spend time behaving like MMD politicians.
This is positive development for our game. Kalu bravo!
:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:(( iye kwena muli ba miponto bangwele :o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o
this is crap all these chaps shud ve been fired with kalu..