Dario Bonetti was a no-show today when the last group of Zambia national team players returned home from Cairo.
Expectations were high that the Italian will travel to Zambia with the team this morning together with the second group of players from Cairo where Zambia lost 4-0 to Kuwait on December 31 in a friendly international.
The first bunch of players comprising mostly of foreign-based players landed in Lusaka on Saturday.
However, the team that arrived on Sunday was accompanied by only the Faz delegation leader Kelvin Mutafu and team manager Lusekelo Kamwambi.
Bonetti is said to have flown back to his Italian base from Cairo just after the friendly match.
The Italian-born coach has been under-fire following the defeat after he only joined the team on the eve of the game played in Egypt.
Bonetti has been away from Zambia for over three weeks after the team returned from the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup tournament in Tanzania where his side reached the quarterfinals.
He later set-off for Europe on what was expected to be a technical mission to observe the performance of his Swiss-based players Emmanuel Mayuka and Fwayo Tembo.
Well, it shows that we have free money and we have money to waste. Honestly, is it too hard to let go of him- why is he in zambia if i may ask?
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you are right its wasted money. I wonder what it will take for the failures at FAZ to fire this Italian faliure and his group.
This coach’s heart is some where else. I do not understand why Bonneti accepted the job of coaching our team when it is very clear that he is not committed. Whites can afford to do rubbish in Africa and we tolerate that nonsense but they can not dare do any such things in Europe.
Ekabwelako kuno mambala!
Ba Muchofe, ngamwalimumine upper cut. Followed by hook then slash!!
Whoever is in charge of FAZ at the moment please fire this joker; waste of space and money.
Its total plunder!!! all the money that is being wasted on Bonetti can be channelled to other things. Zambians we take too long to react. The biggest problem here in our dear President RB, since he had a hand in Bonetti coming to Zambia, no one in Zambia from government or FAZ can do anything, as a leader you are not supposed to be involved directly in things, e.g. those investors that go to state house to talk to him, do you think the investors can listen to any deputy minister or government official? its impossible. Mr President should stay away and let the systems developed in the country do the work this is how it is done in developed countries. Zambia needs to empower the systems and build trust in systems, once this is lost, bwafya
He does not respect anyone at faz. He was imposed by govt. Faz would rather work with msiska. Thats why this Bonita wants msiska to resign.
The Post supports Bonnetti & govt in this saga because they think the losses work for their advantage as they fight Kalu.
Don’t worry he is waiting for the dust to settle after doing a great humilating job. No foreign coach would fly with the returnin team after a big loss. Time to consider a local coach. Foreigner never care as long as they are paid even for bad results.
After 46years of independence, it is st.u.pidity that we have failed to consistently produce trainers for our national team. We rely on pigmentally challenged (white) people and believe all the garbage they tell you.
I hope this is the last we will hear of this Italian garbage called Bonetti
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Mushota-looking at spellings problem u ve like above i doubt if yr entertainment is worth the effort.
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DEC pounce on either faz or Bonetti for plundering. What a total waste of money. By the way faz should fire him for AWOL.
Mushota- you are a guy in need of attention.
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THIS ONE IS THE WORST JOKE OF A COACH.
facking bonetti please keep your stinking azz away!
U pipo stop complaining of Bunneti and just face the reality. U sent Kalu alone to Italy & he brought u this crap that u wanted. Remember both Renard & Bunneti were employed by one person called Kalu whom u worship so much. So stop making noise and just shut_up. U think Kalu or Bunneti carez about yo complaint? No they dont stay in Zambia 4 yo own info. Zambia is land of free money so let them enjoy. Actually i urge Bunneti to only come 2 dayz before another game…..Its Kalu at FAZ mwakulalilafye bafi-colour
Kalu.. Kalu ..Kalu… Bunneti…Bunneti!!! I want to assure Kalu that we zambians are strongly behind his leadership until 2016 & have no complaint whatsoever everthying has been okay at FAZ & so all our eyez are on the ball. So pls Kalu & Bunneti just ignore these chaps in zambia they will alywayz make noise… just enjoy yoselves out there. EYEZ ON THE BALL!!!!
All people support Kalu & blaming the GRZ should be ashamed of em. All these problems are becoz the problems at FAZ. You are galu who lives in SA and expect the coach to live in Zambia when you haven’t even given him a property house. We are used to waste money & we don’t care about the poor even pastors who preach but then steal from em saying give to the lord. It doesn’t bother me as I don’t support Zambian football. Lose or win nothing changes in my life.
Dont lie, tell us why Bonnetti wants Msiska out of the technical bench. Who employed msiska. Your poverty & hatred for Kalu has blinded you. Like it or not, govt imposed Bonnetti and you wont cheat us like you forged those signatures. Continue worshiping simata & tamanga who pick bonneti @ the airport whenever he passes thru Zed.
Facts. 1. Mulonga employed Ziese. 2. Kalu employed Renard 3. Govt imposed Bonnita with the young brother. 4. Kalu attached msiska to represent Faz. 5 Bonnita gets over k300m/m. 6 Bonnita asked Msiska to resign. 7 Bonneti has no allegiance to Kalu’s Faz.
I guess a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush !! This P. E .guy Renard was much better after all . Lets swallow our pride and bring him back at least he respected the system by resided in Zed. Not this punk !!
Whoever went to Italy 2 fetch this mafia (Bonita) whom u call expatriate coach with such poor results must be a crook & fu_cked up? This id_iot (obviously) GALU traveled alone to Italy coz of nichekeleko & brought this chi Bonita lazo as coach! Zambians too much worshippin crooks
you who worship simata, the post and tamanga this time we have caught you hands down. Kalu was never involved in bringing this Bonita milk. It is true he wanted GAVIN HUNT after your endless criticism of Renard but your govt gave you milk worth k300m per month. the wise thing kalu did was to attach Msiska whom Bonita doesnt want, otherwise we could have been talking of 20-0.
Im heading to SA now to bribe kalu in advance so that he can employ me as the next expatriate coach after Bonita so that i can also benefit from the k300m/month salary. Am also a muzungu & have a similar CV as Bonita. But me i will be joining the team only one day b4 the game since i also dont stay in Zambia like many otherz…
I can not blame Bonneti to some extent.Question are,where are the appointing authorities?Where are his supervisors?This man has not done this for the first time,even last time and the situation is left unchecked.In military,the general is the last to jump on the chopper and first to jump on the battle field.This man’s heart is not for Zambia,but we keep on spending.Dont blame the man,but ourselves.
Pipo its difficult to fire this man remember the President himself was engaged in the recruitment of this guy. Unless he(president) feels enough has been done thats when he ll issue a presidential order through FAZ to fire him
There is nothing difficult in firing a non-performing employee which Bonnetti is. And to me I really don’t care who employed him. Now that the monkey can’t perform he has to go. Period
The guy enjoys presidential immunity- thats Africa for you. Can Obama or Cameron be involved in selection of a coach ?
I think Bonnetti is a fraud. For those advocating for Kalus exit, these are some of the issues to raise.
It makes me laugh that the FAZ president stayz in SA, Coach in Italy & Zambian president is alwayz out of the country! Nway zambians are peaceful pipo so everything is okay. EYEZ ONLY ON THE BALL as they are told!!!
# 31 u’re correct! The Vote of No- Confidence is waiting mind u & all these are some of the issues the counsellors shud bring out as they pass their Vote of No- Confidence coz there shud be transparency in engaging coachez & not one person alwayz going to europe to fetch these crap in the name of expatriates. Wina azalila come march & its very near!!
Indeed no.32 says it all.Its laughbale how we manage issues pa Zed.We embrace failure.For me,its easy…non perfoemance should lead to the boot.If You continue paying for non performance then we are paying for failure and promoting it.When are we going to improve if we can finance failure?I doubt if we are to see progress if we can allow situations like these.
somebody needs to fire this peace of shit. how long is he going to observe players in europe meanwhile players need to be trained in zambia. Kalu needs to wake up from his dreamz right now or i will be against him.
#35 jj u r right. Eyes on the ball. Next time dont allow govt to appoint a coach. Do it yourself even if they mudsling you.
Bonneti is a Chancer trying to make a CV for himself by using Zambia. He is a Failed coach whereever he has coached. Now at FAZ we have an absentee FAZ President and an Absentee Coach. This is what you reap. Stop blaming Kamanga and Simataa, they are gallant Zambians that took a stand the moment Kalu departed from the constitution. March is near the FAZ delegates must vote OUT Kalusha and team OUT. Dont be compromised or bought.
Zambia losing 4 – 0 to Kuwait? Nonsense and some bloggersa praising the selfish Kalu?????? I cant stand that even if it’s a democracy to even democratically support failures. Not this one.
Vote of no confidence going no where just like fake 2/3 & zurich because it is based on hatred by simata & tamanga.
This ***** is just drawing a free salary. Why can FAZ kick his a**and show him the exit I personally have not seen anything positive from this dimwit. Kalu twafweni.
FAZ should seriously sit him down to find the true reasons for his continued absence from the country. May be its about time Msiska got senior coaching job.
Bonnetti wnet to europe early dec saying he wanted to go and see mayuka and fwayo when at that time it was evident that swiss league had started their winter break,,,so what did he go and see??
Sometimes i find it difficult to find out the reasons why my mother country has continued giving jobs to foreigners who have know heart to the development of sports in the state. What we have to knw is that these people are only money makers. The other thing that we have to know is that there are people benefiting out of foreign coaches. Msiska shoudnt get the job because we shall also insult him, Zambians we just 4get very easily. Mushota i wonder hw u went oversees.
He’s a no call no show. BONNETTI, YOU’RE FIRED!!!!
this tourist is useless..why not just fire him at once..?
How come he is gettin ZMK 300m when Renard was getting ZMK80m?
foreign is laka. We have foreign based FAZ president,foreign based coach and foreign based players. soon We will have foreign home ground with foreign based supporters.
# 37 u are very correct – March is near the FAZ delegates must vote out this GALU crook. Just becoz GALU failed as coach so he feels jealousy of any zambian coach who performs & thats why he insists on employing these white mafiaz. Counsellors u’re 2 blame if this crook continues beyond march. Let him join SA football
# 46 you forgot foreign based State president.
Now at FAZ we have an absentee FAZ President and an Absentee Coach. What a crap!! Where are the counsellors 4 such nonse-nse 2 continue at FAZ? Enough is Enough chuck these id-iots out b4 zambia wastes a lot of money
#42 i agree with you. Let our former players like msiska stay away otherwise very soon zambians like simata wil start insulting them. Viva Bonita milk.
No more white mafiaz now!! Its time 4 zambian coachez to benefit from these K300m. These white chaps whom GALU imposes on zambia have never won any medals so far.
GALU u have 3 months to go chi- colour. therez is no way u will be saved by the bell this time around with all these nonsense of Bonniti whom u brought surounding u esp that even FIFA has left u in the hands of the Kamangaz & Simaataz to determine yo fate in march