By LusakaTimes

Referees Association of Zambia (RAZ) president Welly Chikuka has said he is pleased with his affiliates overwhelming show of unity in the wake of their mother bodys’ deregistration from Faz.

Faz during the festive season said all referees should register directly with the referees department Football House headed by Katongo Kabungo and that it had deregistered RAZ.

However, referees from the main football playing artery of Southern, Central, Copperbelt and Eastern Provinces have since then issued public statements defying Faz’s directive.

Referees from Central Province on Wednesday told The Post Newspaper that they will not officiate any games until after the outcome of the 2011 Faz annual general meeting that Fifa has called to be held in March.

“The referees have shown that they are not a group of people who can be pushed around,” Chikuka said.

The RAZ members have also wondered how Faz can deregister RAZ when it only be constitutionally ratified at the Faz AGM.

10 COMMENTS

Chama Chakomboka January 13, 2011 At 8:13 pm

Galu should be voted out & let no one vote for that fool just like his grand the old pig Satan. The country will be ruled badly once Satan goes to plot # 1 like the way galu is running FAZ. Viva referees.
mulilo January 13, 2011 At 8:18 pm

yo practices shud be in western where Lozis will be playing Zambia and see whom yo will red card.
Jackal January 13, 2011 At 8:36 pm

thats the way to go Refs..kalu and his boys are licking their wounds ..the medicine is too bitter to swallow…erick milomo kamutu mwanza is behaving like shikapwasha as well..
Hey January 13, 2011 At 8:50 pm

#1 Chama chakomboka vs kalu.
BMX January 14, 2011 At 12:38 am

Yaba all refs dont recognise kalu also, the situation is now getting worse & worse at FAZ. so then kalu & elik will be referees themselves
kamwendo January 14, 2011 At 4:27 am

Football, the Zed way – way to go – No refs, reminds me of the days we played “ichi mpombwa!!!”
Ni chipante pante fye ba galu te fyo!!

LOL!! LOL !!!
zemandola January 14, 2011 At 5:15 am

# 4 Hey what do u mean “Chama chakomboka vs kalu”. Post sensible things here u little hope-less bootlicker.
Umwina Nkana January 14, 2011 At 7:59 am

mwikala patalala mwine apatalika … do we still have such gurus in bemba land to sit our kalu down for constructive counsel!
ICIPONDO January 14, 2011 At 8:22 am

imwe bafikalla why uku sabaila so?
Zambian January 14, 2011 At 12:49 pm

“FIFA directed all football federations in the world to take over the referees affiliations saying there can not be an association within an association”. Why should we politicize this and attack FAZ? Fellow bloggers lets be realistic. let current FAZ play their part in administering soccer in our country. REFEREES SHOULD BE AFFILIATED TO FAZ PERIOD