Zambia Premier League ZPL teams have withdrawn their participation in all scheduled games until the Football Association of Zambia convenes an emergency council meeting.
Premier League Chairperson Kephas Katongo confirmed this in a letter addressed to FAZ General Secretary George Kasengele and made available to ZNBC news.
Katongo said the decision has been made in the interest of football.
He said the teams have made a strong position that they can not continue to play football in the absence of a legitimate executive committee to run soccer affairs.
Katongo said the teams met on 24th October at Kitwe’s Arthur Davies Stadium and on 28th October at Masuku lodge in Kabwe.
He said there is a void in the administration of Football following the self dissolution of FAZ which arose from the resignation of four committee members who included association Vice president Emmanuel Munaile.
ZNBC
Kalusha, I just hate to say ‘We told you so’. Call that EGM and be open about it. Let the agenda be set by all stakeholders and everything on it should be discussed openly without fear or favor. Why are you making life difficult for yourself?
deja vu! another Mugabe stubbornly refusing to leave office AGAINST all manner of wisdom! eish! God forbid.
What really is wrong with Kalusha? Cant he just give in to the majority’s demnda and do the right thing and call the emergency meeting. Looks like all he want to do is have FIFA throw out Zambia. What a greedy person!!
#1 am also one of those who has been advising this spoilt boy to show humility and some leadership quality and call for this EGM, but alas, this boy want to behave like he is bigger than Zambia and football combined and all he is answerable to is FIFA.
In fact he has such low self esteem that he would aloow the agenda to be set by all or even allow things to be discussed openly without fear or favour.
Anyway I guess they don’t call him Great Galu for nothing. It’s show time baby. The people Vs FIFA and lets see who wins. You think you can be a leader without people, let the show begin. Load up some popcons and castle. Time to watch this circus.
in #4 I Meant to say he has such a low self esteem that he would NOT allow other people to set the agenda..
I wish munaile can resign as an MP also this guy is a very selffish bastard who thinks is so smart and those other cowards haters of Kalu what have you contributed to Zambian soccer,you came into Faz hoping to enrich yourselves but shame on you dimwits that Kalu didn’t give you chance to reap the resources so stop hating and wait for his term so that you vote that quiter of yours simata.
Kalusha is truly behving like Mugabe! This is Northern Rhodesia baba, here there is nothing like Sekuru was soccer. You should just swallow your rotten pride and quit. As soon as he is kicked out, that NIKE contract should be made public. What I truly suspect is he wants to go but still needs to sweep more dirt under the carpet but tme has run out. I can foresee Kalusha appearing in court for plunder, soooon.
This country cannot develop with selfish and dull people such as APAMWAMBA who thinks like a moron on heat. Be level headed fool and understand the problem. What has Simata done? Its the constitution that has been breached baba. Kalu is failing to run faz and everybody is saying so. Can Simata influence everyone sure? Its an open secret that Kalu is hiding something. Wait and see. U are the same people who supported Chiluba when everyone else said he was stealing and this is what u are doing. Go to sleep if u dont have what to say. Dont let ur family down if at all u have one.
Hey Kalu! Dont try to show how power hungry “Bembas” are. This is what they call “Ululumbi lwa mulanda kukakata” Admin my friend, has failed you lamentably.
iwe chi akick banda tawaishiba ati aba bemba ebateya bola pa zed, almost all the greatest football players in zambia are bembas!!!
Simwanza said ‘lets differentiate Kalu on the pitch and Kalu in administration. Kalu in administration won’t take us anywhere.’
This is self explanatory.
Too much useless and unnecessary contravence in everytghing in Zambia, Kalu you have done your part in Zambian football from player to admin. we have seen how you have helped sale some of useless players in Europe who have failed to succeed on their own like you did. I bet you are much better where you are in South Africa signing big contract with supersport than working for FAZ as president, just leave that failed FAZ and concetrate on your contracts, you will be way much better.
There in nothing kalusha has done in football administration all these people who are complaning can not be wrong if he had self pride he could have stepped down when the time was right but now he will be shamed and if not careful will end up in court. He can not be bigger than zambia – learn to listen to what people are saying you can not fight written law
In all this, we forget one very important contributor to the FAZ saga. And i wish to commend him for FINALLY standing up to the BULLY antics of one Great Kalu! and this is none other than Emmanuel Munaile (MP), the VP who was always pushed around yet finally said enough was enough! His resignation created the actual crisis and i wonder why he waited so long to do what he should have done a zillion years ago when the first scandals about player transfers arose! I equally commend those who refused to be co-opted into the exec committee after the resignations. and finally I commend the Premier League for downing their tools and saying not until we resolve the problem no games in zambia! let’s go Zambia let’s GO! Chipolopolo iyeeee! over to you Kalu next move is yours!
Ok now Sepp Blatter – deal with that!!! I tell you drama was made is Zed! Whether it be in tomfoolery in the courts, murder in business and love, comedy in politics and impeachments galore.
Kalu the problem with you is that you are so self centred. You reckon the sun shines from your a.s.s. on Zambia.
Politically motivated! Hate for Kalu is strong that meets the eye! Like a spectator who watches from the bench, they know best how you can dribble to score! But feature them in, they cannot even run! Kalu, hard luck boy!
kalusha should just relinguish power…call for early elections and see if you are popular kamudala iwe..atase..football should not suffer coz of your selfishness..
FAZ CHIEF ON COUNTRYWIDE TOUR CAMPAIGNING
FAZ SECURES THIRD CONTINENTAL SLOT FOR ZAMBIA –
No. 19 he only returns to Zed when his position is under threat???? ata!
KaKalu is losing the name and credibility he built as Ba Kalu. Now he’s behaving like some dull power obsessed disgruntled politician. Does this guy have a wife or genuine friends that can put some sense in his footballer’s head? We are fed up of the nonsense. How can one guy bring inactivity to the county’s beloved sport? FAZ is not Kalu and Kalu is not FAZ
After reading most of your comments, I can tell that our country still suffers from amnesia. People easily forget what great contributions one has added to our beloved nation. It’s like today you are a nation hero and tomorrow a vaillain. Kalu is not perfect just like most you, but only his life is public.One would not tell me that he has not done anything positive and meaningful since he took over the faz presidency.Obvisously there’s been some great success and achievements, but all is forgetten because of the wrangle. Most bloggers are quick to critize but do not offer solutions to the problem. Some even get cheap by attacking his personal and private life. Really! I didnt know when we Zambians turned into monsters. Obviously, if its time for him to go then let the constitution…
# 23. The solution is simple. Let Kalu call for the meeting. Whats so hard with that?
#23 kalusha has done alot as a player we are don’t denying that fact but as a administrator is not good. The problem with him is that he can be advised & it’s not only kalusha but it’s just a Zambian thing if you are in power you don’t get advise from anyone you do as you pleased.
#23 just stick to facts, yes Kalu is good with his feet or would it be safe to say the “lower parts” of his body!! However, as concerns the upper part, not sure where to start from!! The game is up man – not sure whether Sepp will come to his rescue soon enough!! He has antagonised more than he can chew on!!
Lets be fair, he has been surrounded by losers such as Kasolo who have ill-advised him, Marsha is just such a disappointment – I guess he has changed over time, or it could be for his love of football, being in this executive he was just too focussed on them succeeding, had developed “tunnel-vision” didn’t see what was happening round him, but that’s a lame excuse, he is a grown man!
I’ve noticed Mukoka has been very quiet over the past weeks, guess relishing developments!!
#26 I agree with you that Kalu is good with his feet but this is also an individual that played soccer from 1979 to 2000 for various clubs within Zambia and all over the world and also inked 100 caps for the Zambia national team. He is undoubtedly the single player who has featured for the national team longer, to be precise 1983-2000. Having said that, he had a varsity experience working with reknown and successful administrators during his playing days. Obvisiously, with that in mind, and the experience at hand, who would doubt anyone running a single National Football association.? Problems were created when the Post reporter Mukoka turned Post Sports Section into Faz Critic Section and everybody started relishing his attacks on an innocent Zambian hence, the current state of Faz.
Show them Kalu, the master-dribbler… the all players including their goalkeeper are up to get ball from you. Show them what you are made of, the premier league are in 18, soon they will cause a free-kick. Don’t kick it Kalu, let Fifa take it!! Kalu Kalu Kalu!!!
# 8 IWE you are just the same bastard like them,i don’t know and i wouldnt want,if you knew where this is coming from, simata simata started hating on Kalu just a few days he took office since then the fat cow has not rested to haunt the young guy so i don’t know where is your brains and memory revisit your findings don’t just open your trap without facts we live in a technology world baba need for an ear to the ground.
#27 You say he had a “varsity experience” – well which university was it ( NB Varsity refers to University!)
“Single National Football association”, well I thought each country has indeed a single national football association, am I missing something here?? I hope you are not trying to tell us he is “SINGLE HANDEDLY” running FAZ – which would now be very telling!! Hence the reason why everyone is writing about it if you weren’t aware!!
I fail to fathom how Mukoka now becomes the fall guy for all FAZ’s woes!!
If Kalu (sic Galu) is indeed innocent as you try to propound, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLISHY,PLISHY persuade him to call the Emergency FAZ Meeting!!
Imwe Bantu. We never won a prized cup with Kalu ! We never went to the the world cup with Kalu ! He is just like the rest Jericho Shinde , Alex Chola , Ucar etc another player. this hero worshipping of good feet is nonsense
The fact that one is good at playing a guitor does not automatically make him a good band organiser. Administration is totally different from being a player. Look at all best coaches in the world and ask yourself whether they were good on the pitch or not. This comes to Kalu. Why can’t he admit that he has lamentably failed to run Zambian football and give others chance. Formidable leaders are leaving FAZ and no tangible comments are being made by Kalu. Where is “CHIPOLOPOLO”?
We told kalu. The Nike Deal, the supersports deal. No one in FAZ apart from Kasolo a one time Murder Accussed has the details. Why Keep a contract to a selected few blue eye boys. Kalusha wanted to reap big time through FAZ. He is an absentee FAZ Chief only appeared on Supersport TV. He only comes to Zambia when in trouble. Thats the down fall for him. Dont blame Simataa or Munaile or The Iron lady that quit from FAZ or Keith Mwelwa Mwewa of Nkhosi Warriors. These are brave pipo that stood up to Kalu’s misrule.
The is no ZPL here in Zambia please! Their mandate was to look at setting up a Premier League to leave FAZ concentrate to national duties! I do not know why we forget so easily to claim that there is a PL here! Far from it at the moment because tell me what, how clubs have distiguish offices with easy trail of player on real time? Say I want to know the player statistics for Amakumbi, no web site nothing!!! Some of these guys are failed CB guys we have known and I feel pity that they are now claiming to be intelligent and I bet they are not to auction our players to the popular….! Let these guys write to GS for an EM with mandate to discuss the current status not saying to appoint new steering committee! Thus absurd to dislodge a legitimate administration in a civilised world!!!
Question to Zambians: why do we always create obscenely powerful presidents?? we’ve been trying for ages to reduce the powers of the Republican president, and now here we are with another presidential issue. Why does it need to be the FAZ president to call the Extraordinary Council meeting? why not a 2/3 majority of excutive members, or association members? Why does it need to come back to him to call it? We always seem to create room for dictators, and then we fail to understand wher they came from!! We need to think through all constitutions, FAZ, Republican, etc!
Zambians have a problem. I remember the time Kalusha stood as VP at Masiye Motel Kabwe, all who stood with drew to let Kalu go un opposed. I asked why this should be the case, I was shouted down by the delegates
Mr KALUSHA BWALYA, IS THIS FAZ PRESIDENCY SO MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN YOUR GOOD NAME? Kusianasiana kwa nzelu uku!!!
Just looking at the calibre of his Leutenants will tell you alot about his so called upper part of his body. Anthony ( once Suspected murderer)Kasolo, marcha ( No brains) Chilemena, Boniface ( Childish) Mwamwelo, Keegan ( Cader) Chipango, Opper( MMD Kaponya) Hamyaze, Erick ( Chola boy) Mwanza
We Zambians are strange people, what wrong has Kalusha done? Have his critics taken time to establish what kind of pipo Pivoty, Munaile, Violet and Chitembeya are? Has everyone forgotten the 9000 dollars saga? FIFA ruled on Kalu executive’s legitimacy, let the man finish his term. Why all this hate driven by envy?
This is not the right route. Clubs that boycott must face the wrath. Lose 3 points. Which constitution are they using now. Just raise the 2 thirds majority or wait for AGM. Some clubs really need the poits at this stage. I think CAF and FIFA are waiting for the opprtune time time to crack the sjambok. @11 so you think Pivoty is any better than Kalu? The man spent more time washing kit for Railway express than playing football. You want to replace a healthy cat with a hungry cat? OMG!
SOUR GRAPES AT WORK!
Kalu as footbller yes! as Coach or Administrator NO! The man has failed to run FAZ the way he failed to run his first Marriage. The Chap even failed to Father a baby boy! Shame
#39 brian- What about you? Do you know anything about the people you have mentioned? If you answer then I will give you a dossier on each of 4 of these names
It was a very big mistake to give the FAZ presidency to this gigolo. He is never in the country, just controlling FAZ affairs by remote control. the pompous gigolo.
Great Kalu’s Advisor you really seem to miss the point here whether it is deliberate or just a show of arrogance that you can also argue. no one doubts or even questions Kalu’s exploits as a player on the field and this has been said a million times and has been acknowledged by all and sundry. Therefore, it mischievous on your part to continue presenting this line of argument. here we are talking about managerial skills – the real hard cold fact is KALU is worse than a kaponya when it comes to administration of the sport. i bet even William Banda, the notorious MMD cadre can do even better!!!!
if you continue misleading the guy at the rate things are going you will just see your man get bruised very badly.
KALU the bells are tolling ……. step down this is not kamuchanga…
Great Kalu’s Advisor I am finding it hard to believe that you are putting up such arguments. If I did well in grade 7, it should not warant me a place in grade 10 despite not doing well in grade 9. My point is, if Kalu played good football, it shud not mean he can’t be canned for failing us now. Its not about being petty, but rather being real. You don’t do a good thing today and get yourself a life time passport for praises. You need to continue doing good to continue getting praises. Stop misleading Kalusha and advise him to own up and get another job. We will continue talking because we are stake holders who are paying taxes through our noses to sustain FAZ.