FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Kalusha Bwalya has said he has got constitutional powers to punish erring executive members and he will not condone indiscipline in the association. Reiterating his earlier pronouncement that he will crack the whip on anyone found wanting among the FAZ executive members, Kalusha said in an interview from South Africa yesterday that in any establishment, there was an institutional code of ethics that had to be followed.
He was reacting to FAZ committee member, Pivoty Simwanza who said on Monday that Kalusha had no constitutional powers to suspend anybody in the executive and accused him of making unilateral decisions on important FAZ matters. But Kalusha, who expressed surprise at Simwanza’s claims, said FAZ was not an animal farm where members could do and say anything. As head of FAZ, he had the authority to ensure that football was properly administered countrywide and that discipline prevailed.
He advised Simwanza to follow the right channels when airing his grievances and not use the media. “I am actually very surprised that he (Simwanza) actually said that. If he was in the last executive meeting, he would have a clear understanding of issues because most of those things he is accusing me of, were discussed. We have executive meetings on a quarterly basis. All the contracts we have achieved as FAZ, I actually discussed with the executive. Soon, there is the MTN deal coming and they are all aware about it.
He said he took exception to an executive committee member to take the game into disrepute and it was good Simwanza came out in the open.
“That is why I am saying enough is enough. Now I will crack the whip. It’s not my nature, but I am forced to. I have always been disciplined on and off the pitch.
“There are rules and regulations guided by a constitution, disciplinary code (like in FIFA’s case), or an ethics code. FAZ is not a jungle where there are no rules. There has to be discipline and recognition of authority in any establishment.
[pullquote]“People should differentiate between Kalusha the player and Kalusha the administrator. As a leader, I have to ensure that football is administered properly because as a player, I was disciplined on and off the pitch, and as an administrator I have to ensure that football is properly administered,” Kalusha said.[/pullquote]
“We can’t always be talking; that is a wrong culture. This is not a zoo or an animal farm where there are no rules and regulations. If people attack me personally, I have the right to respond. You can’t go on insulting the board chairman. “People should differentiate between Kalusha the player and Kalusha the administrator. As a leader, I have to ensure that football is administered properly because as a player, I was disciplined on and off the pitch, and as an administrator I have to ensure that football is properly administered,” Kalusha said.
The FAZ president said the association was lucky to have a Republican President like Rupiah Banda who had the passion for football and had gone out of his way to woo sponsors to football.
Kalusha said since he started heading FAZ, the association has recorded surplus and sponsorship has increased compared to any past executive because the corporate world heeded the fundraising initiative by President Banda and the business community has confidence in Kalusha because of his good reputation.
He said during his tenure as FAZ president, the association has stopped begging money from Government, only for senior national team assignments because there are huge amounts involved when bringing in professional players.
He said he always consulted FAZ executive members on any sponsorship agreements, saying if Simwanza was in the last executive meeting he would understand most of the issues he is accusing Kalusha of.He said most of the sponsorship contracts only required the signature of the association president, vice- president, treasurer or association general secretary because he was chief executive officer of Football House, to sign and not each and every member of FAZ.
[pullquote]Kalusha said he did not have to live in Zambia to manage football because even the FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter does not stay in Zurich, where the world soccer governing body’s headquarters is;[/pullquote]
“My role is to see that money is coming in the association and to do that I have to negotiate. I do not get anything for signing. Football is a product that we have managed to sell, but he (Simwanza) should tell the nation when he ever got sponsorship for FAZ.
He said Simwanza like any other member of the executive, was privy to classified information relating to sponsorship at Football House and challenged the executive committee member to visit the secretariat and verify his information.
Kalusha said he did not have to live in Zambia to manage football because even the FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter does not stay in Zurich, where the world soccer governing body’s headquarters is; or the CAF president Issa Hayatou who is based in Cameroun when the headquarters is in Cairo, Egypt, but that the FAZ president was easily accessible via mobile phone or email for any serious matters.
[Times of Zambia]
Yal right Kalu but make sure that taukulile umutwe and start running Faz like your personal kangaroo. court.
kalu, you are also one indiscplined chap.You should first punish yourself.Faz is messed up because of you. Put your house in order asap!
Has ‘not so great’ kalu read the book ‘Animal Farm’, he is refering to?
Falure!!! always speaking from outside Zambia, we want you here, there are alot of dirty in your FAZ thing. Come back and sort them out!! that is why you failed to score that penalty which costed Zambia alot!! You have become big headed nowardays.
Ba Kalusha
Awe fyakupapafye.
‘Kalusha said in an interview from South Africa yesterday…….’
This is the problem.we cannot have a president of such an important organisation in zambia living in diaspora.Go on petitioners, we are behind you.Impeach this chap.
Kalu’s interest these days is getting ‘oiled’ from player transfer deals.Ba ACC and DEC move in and sweep Football house of its dirt.It is actually kalusha who has brought the name of the beautiful game in disrepute.
Why we have a FAZ President who doesnt reside in Zambia beats me. Maybe I should also be Mayor of Kitwe residing in New York
Let me agree on this one,the contracts that i bring to FAZ i handle them single handedly.i dont involve anyone in negociations but only at the signing stage.i only get a small cut.i make my money from salling players,even Sepp Blatter knows
Kalu and RB leadership style is very similar, both are intolerant and selfish in their leadership style. Guess that is why they are good buddies. FAZ has been ruined by another mobile president who is only interested in getting commissions. Kalu as a footballer is the best Zed has ever produced, as an Administrator, He is the worst to ever run FAZ!!!!
I am not a big fan of Kalusha but I am with him on this one, people in Zambia organizations/politics have a habit of airing their grievances through the media. That does not solve anything but just blows up the situation. If you have problems with someone talk face to face. I don’t see why everyone keeps whining about Kalu running FAZ from outside Zambia. Do you expect him to be sitting at football house when he can multi-task. Has he failed to do anything as a result of being in SA. Besides Joburg is only two hrs away. Don’t make noise just because you can.
#10 . You r right. They both manage Z affairs outsude the country . Fifa is a world body Faz is a national body . Thats like apples and oranges. You have to be in Z Kalu !
Kalu will end up like all big-headed despots that we have had to kick out office before: kaunda, kachiluba…and soon it will kalusha. Every dog has its day. He makes reference to Animal Farm… well, Animal Farm actually had rules. Clearly he has never read Animal Farm… he is referring to it as a desperate measure to sound educated and intelligent, but actually all it has helped is expose his daftness. The problem is dull people always think that the rest of the world has their level of intelligence. I feel sorry for him.
Leaf z boy alone! Z man can live wheefer he chooses! If z man (Pivoting) is errant, punish Kalu, punish ‘im!
I wonder if Bill Gates had to sit at his offices in Seattle for his business to be successful. We are living in the tech age baiche.
Ba Zambia, If the same Bill Gates used the company’s money to travel to attend board meetings, Microsoft would not have taken off! Each time, Kalusha comes to Lusaka, it costs FAZ $1,200 (one way business class) and his stay at (his beloved Pamodzi) Hotel costs another $400 per night. No wonder RB is helping out as a soccer fan who can travel to RSA to watch the world cup! All Kalu’s contemporaries have big academies (including C. Musonda, L. Msiska) in Zambia and Abedi Pele has even produced high class young football players! How can Kalu have a son, when he is never at home? Anyway, these days there is also IVF via the email or mobile!
Sepp Blatter lives in Basel. It is in Switzerland just like the FIFA HQ in Zurich! Besides Switzerland is the size of Lusaka Province! Come back to Zambia iwe Kalusha!
Indeed, FAZ is not animal farm, because they dont even seem to have rules. Isnt there a disciplinary committee in place? Kalu doesnt have the powers he claims he has.
And for those talking of multitasking, why wont he multitask from home? Why SA?
MB. You have no proof that Kalu uses FAZ money for his trips back to Zambia. If you know anything about air travel. The more travel the cheaper it becomes, ama club miles bawishi. It might even be cost effective to pay for Kalusha’s hotel bills once in a while than pay him housing allowance for the whole year if there are such benefits at FAZ. Offcourse Bill Gates used Microsoft money to travel. Have you ever travelled on business. Your company pays. The same way when Kalu travels on FIFA or FAZ business , the respective organization pays……DEUCES !
No Kalusha, this time you have to go. How can you be FAZ President whilst you reside in another country. Honestly, Zambians such guys like RB and Kalusha are taking us for granted! We are a laughing nation! No wonder we did not qualify for the World Cup?
Zambia did not qualify to the worldcup because of Kalusha & RB?? You sound like pathetic Americans who blame everything on OBAMA. Zambia has no talent period !! Until we invest in sports, we will never get anywhere even with the best sports administrators and Obama on our side.
It is ironic that the ‘great leader’ is actually referring to Animal Farm. He has completely missed the point this book makes. He is the one behaving as though he were one of the pigs on Animal Farm. FAZ is run by a committee. Therefore, all decisions have to be consensual. Those people who opposed this guy’s election have been vindicated. Zambians like voting for totally unsuitable people. He is arrogant, ignorant and self centred.
ALL YOU KALU HATERS DONT KNOW WHAT YOU TALKN..ALL YOU ARE JUST POLITICIANS…U THINK IF FAZ PAYS KALU’S AIRTICKET, SIMAATA WUD HAVE BEEN QUITE?ZAMBIA IS POOR BCOZ OF PPLE LIKE YOU..KALU IS USING HIS RSA CONNECTIONS 2WIN CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS..HES A BIG NAME AT SUPERSPORT N SUPERSPORT IS IN ZAMBIA..MTN SA IS ABT TO APPROVE MTN SPONSORING ZED FOOTBALL..WHAT ARE YOU HATERS TALKN ABT..STICK TO ZED POLITICS..FAZ PRESIDENCY IS PART TIME..GENERAL SECRETARY IS THERE EVERY DAY..ZAMBIANS ARE POOR BCOZ THEY ARE ENEMIES OF THEMSELVES…HOW CAN U HATE KALU SO MUCH WEN RSA LOVE HIM…STAYN IN RSA ISNT AN ISSUE N IF YOU UNDERSTAND TODAYS TECHNOLOGY, YOU WONT DOUBT HIS WHERABT…HE STAYED OUT OF ZAMBIA FOR OVER 17YRS N U WANT HIM 2B THERE TODAY…LET HIM WORK FRM RSA BECAUSE HES NT A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE
If RB can run the Nation oversees, why would Kalu not run a soccer organization ( FAZ) affairs from South Africa. He has a committee just like RB has the cabinet to run affairs in his absence. My question is , who is the the FAZ vice President? Is it Anthony Kasolo or Emmanuel Munaile. It seems like Munaile has somehow been silenced and replaced by Anthony Kasolo or I might be wrong altogether. Anyone with information please fill me in or should I contact Augustine Mukoka from Post if I am looking for such information.
I personally blame those who voted 4 this arrogant, selfish, big headed & very corrupt boy, Kalu. We told u counsellors that Kalusha is a wrong chap as an admin. He is just there in FAZ 4 personal gains just like R.B is there only 4 benefits of flying allover day in & out 4 allowances. These guyz mean no good 4 the country. See now corruption & quarrels are the order of the day at FAZ. Pls chuck this boy (kalu) out. Zambians why do u fear that little boy so much. To me he Kalu stinks the worst ever at FAZ.
# 19. Nonsense . Is Kalusha living and commuting between SA and Z Faz business ?
A Faz president is a part time job you don’t get a salary you only get allowers so you cannot force Kalusha to stay in Zambia when he does not have a permanent job there ,that is where we went wrong all this time when Faz presidents wanted to spend more time at Faz house like it is a permanent job, the person who is supposed to run Faz day in and day out is the secretary general because he is employed by Faz, plaese leave Kalusha alone he is doing the right thing.
Number 23 – Diaspora………………I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU. Well written!! Its funny how Zambians woul dhate on one of their only Football assets…..what else has Zambian Football got to show for itself????? Pivoty? who on earth has ever even heard of him?? Simata??? Teddy Mulonga??? WTF????
yes, kalu haters. what the ****…it seems all we have become as a nation is a buch of haters…we have o tried to many times bring this guyd down, not even giving him chance to work.
Its like in this country if you want coverage from the ****in post, you have to talk dirt about someone. all those Mukonka’s from the post, them niggaz r haters who dont een know shit bout football. Kalu is greatly loved and respected in SA, let him use his connections to get zed football up and running.
and for the likes of Simataa Simataa, what the ****, what does that guy know? ur a banker turned footballer turned coach? the soccer analysis u do in clubs is very different from administerin footbal.
Ba Galu,like you are being called now,mwafilwa.there should be a problem with how you are administering the game.You cant have your vice and the executive members resign. Think twice and think big.