Herve Renard has arrived to begin his second reign as Zambia coach.
Renard arrived in Zambia this morning to begin a new one-year deal at the helm of Zambia.
´´I can only say I feel great to be back,” Renard said briefly as journalist scrambled to interview him at Football House in Lusaka.
Renard said he would give a comprehensive statement over his return in the coming days.
The Frenchman returns for a second stint a little close to two years after he quit the Zambia job to take up a lucrative two-year contract with Angola that lasted five months.
Renard later took charge of Algerian club USM Alger where he has been for the last 10 months prior to his return as Zambia coach.
Zambia returning to vomit. That pretty much says it all about this country!
Was he the best out of all the applicants? A man who arrogantly left the team when it needed him most to be brought back is tantamount to #1’s comment.
You have to work hard and don’t make another stupid move of abandoning our team in search of money
now that you are back, please respect us zedians enough by doing a good job cos we were not really for the idea of welcoming you back after you damped us ……. eish it still hurts.
Kalusha lucks managerial skills. He is 100% behind this move. What happens if this coach decides to leave again for more money?
You r right the chap is gonna leave again soon. You just wait for someone to hand a carrot in fron of him
There is chance he will run away again but so is life.Just because a lady is donchi kubebadi and later dumped by a dude doesnt mean that she should never date again.It is all about gambling,losing some and gaining some.
welcome back home renard, show us on the pitch we do not need another coach.
welcome time to get the cup. I know Ghana is now shaking
Guys lets be realistic here, Renard is now in a more weaker position contactually and FAZ has more leverage. On the other, Renard still has the same if not better coaching skills now, so in my view FAZ was right to pick on him, am sure its at a highly compromised contractual terms in favour of FAZ. You guys must understand contractual negotiations. Renard is desperate to get back into the lime light for his career, so why not take full advantage of his weak bargaining power and save money? In my view its less money in Renard’s pockets and more money in FAZ cofers, but for a better service from Renard. Learn to distinguish going back to your former wife and going back to a more improved resource person at their lowest rates.
A bit sexists, eh? Women will not like that!
Even women upgrade – polish up, acquire more academics, get a better job etc. A former wife does not necessarily deteriorate. the fact you have gone back speaks volumes. Lol
The re-hiring of HR iz a complete miss. Only that I cannot let go off the innocent national team, will still encourage the bioz to work hard and do mother Zambia proud, not to spoil the celebrating mood around.
useless kalusha is at it again. this guy is not a good coach. why didnt faz advertise the post? if they did who applied and who was interviewed and what criteria was used to settle for this untrustworth guy. faz never ceases to annoy football fans.
Clifford Mulenga vowed not to play under HR hope the young boy will be given a chance this time
The English created the word ‘never’ to be used from an absolutely strong point. We have seen how this word has, however, been abused. Remember people even say someone will never be something even when they have no exertion over the other person’s affairs. If Clifford really meant it we should see him retire from Zambian national football forthwith to justify his claim. Alas, I doubt this will happen.
In bemba we say akabwelelo kalalya…. if someone leaves the way this guy left, chances are that this time he will do the worst thing to us coz we ar docile
I am completely at a loss over the return of this Frenchman!! Was he the best available? Something is wrong with the hiring officials at FAZ. I never saw a Zambia that was there during the 1980s and early 1990s in this Frenchman or indeed anywhere close to that class. Maybe, you can say I am not a qualified coach and therefore can not see the tactics of the game now. I don’t honestly see the reason for rehiring him. I stopped watching Zambia at the stadium even when they are in the vicity because of the quality of the game in the team now. I am very dissappointed!!! Administration is tough indeed!!!! Its not about how much we pay this guy but what we are going to be entertained with. Remember its meant to be entertainment for us the soccer fans. Cheap is expensive!!!
Go back we dont need gold-diggers like you. Swine !
Mahela patrons the big buyer is back ! Feel like calling Belita to tell her that her old client is back.Anyway i hate to agree that the dude is the best for Zambia looking at our situation.We surely need someone who knows the players well ,coz there is no time to start identifying the individual players strengths and weaknesse.Good lucky man ! Hope you wont leave us unceremoniasly again.
i still stand on my grounds that our current national team players are useless therefore even if u bring mourinho they will still remain untrainable…
Welcome back, coach Renard! I still believe in you.
#7 Chinyemba, great contribution
Only a bit off on the women bit. Hope Mushota doesnt read that line.
Lets support the coach
#18 cont, meant #8. Sorry #7
MCS if u can manage to fire these constitutional office bearers why cant u fire kalusha the boy has become too bigheaded. I will support u i know there is nothing illegal with u
its like welcoming your ex wife who left u for a rich neighbor.this renard saga sucks.i think zambian soccer fans deserve better and respect from Kalu and his team.
Koma Kalusha, of all the coaches who applied he chooses to get this physical trainer. This guy has no known CV , no wonder Angola quickly ditched him they saw that he was just a cheat, a fake
Herve is a good coach at the last Africa Cup this was evident if it wasnt for keeper Mwene being a clown we would have bundled Eto and co. out of the tournament..as for Nigeria they struggled so much we were lucky not to punish them…people make mistakes and that allowed whats not allowed allowed is a repeat…
Don’t comment on football if you know nothing. Renard is best suited at the moment period.
Useless Coach out to rip Zambia off. Why couldnt Kalu pick on a local coach like Lwandamina or Bestone Chambeshi???????? He knows these cant give him a cut period.
lets give him second chance pls
am disappointed with his return though that cant be changed.its time to look forward.but before i move on i have to get some stuff out of my chest.HR u thought u became a star after that Angola CAN and left us.but guess what Zambians wont tolerate your foolishness and aim to win.one thing i dont like about HR is lack of ambition.Please tell yourself that u need to reach the finals and beat any team. i am tired of reaching quarters or semis.Have belief HR.am done. am much betta now.
But honestly, how on earth do you return a man who dumped the team like a dirty Rug? Zambia is better off without a coach.
we will support u Herve,u are a gud damn stupid coach,I mean the way u left us was very embarrassing.I think u are more of a gold digger than a Savior.Any way u are a gud coach.
What a shame.Is this real or we are in dreamland?We must have headless chickens at FAZ
Looking at the timing of the sacking of Bonetti we had no choice but to go back to Renard as AFCON is only two months away.
Kalusha only cracks deals where he makes money. The truth be known that Renart was going broke and needed this job badly, and Kalushe saw the opportunity. Kalusha knows that the threat of Rupiah Banda is gone and Sata can’t slate him because they come from together – it is money-making time. You will talk until your mouth is dry, nothing will happen. Kalusha knows that if things fail, the coach will be the one who will receive the blame. The problem is Kalusha can afford to behave this way because of the legion of supporters he has, mostly from his own province, who have absolutely no standards – and now with the backing of State House, he is like Sata’s son. Just see how the Ministry of Sport suddenly changed its stance after the elections. Every Bemba knows it is chewing time!!!
foolish tribalist that you indeed are.
#8 CHINYEMBA – provide statistics of his performance of where he has been plucked from. I agree that Renart was desparate for a good job in a footballing country. However, you are rushing your argument to a simplistic conclusion. The scenario from my perspective is more dodgy and sophisticated than that. But what help is such a discussion now, when decisions have already been made. It is just to wait and see the results. Next time we will hear that Bonneti is back!! In Zambia we have too many dogs…that is why eating vormit is so common.
hh is a good exeample here.
going back to mmd hooo. great isnt it?
Lets give the coach a chance .We all have messed up one way or the other.Please have a forgiving heart.It ‘s too late to change anything now .
welcome back Renard.Don’t feel at home ,Be at home.
Well come. Work well. Select players on merit not by face be independent on skills. Dont let FAZ to select for you.
Once upon a time, a wife ditched the husband for a rich neighbor – reason for ditching a husband were that the husband didnt have enough kwacha to buy her all the lotions, scooners, jalibu, apple bottom jeans and bikinis she wanted – but any ordinally woman envied her, they thought she had it all and would trade their marriages with her in snap of the fingure- Anyway she still left, few months later, the rich neigbor realizes that kanshi takalowa ka lady, so he kicked her out unceremoniously. She became destitute, squartered with couple friends and finally asked the ex-husband for forgiveness and return home for the sake of the kids. Rumor has it that the husband has forgiven her and is ready to allow her back since he still believes that she has the best akapunda. WOULD YOU DO THE SAME?
some people susprise me. no 33 you can’t discuss issues without bringing in your perverted tribal reasoning. so because kalu is bemba that is why most national team players are bemba. if it hates you so much find the nation tonga quality footballers that you can market in europe. By the way has a tonga player ever played for a european football club?
thanks my bro.
that guy sucks. he is really messing up this nice blog with his pathetic tribal comments. so silly he is.
If Kalusha is not careful with the way he handles affairs at Football House, he will be very unpopular and end up like Rupiah Banda with no one to console him you should not take pipo for granted, there are more better brains out there who have proffessional management skills than Kalu.
the devil u know is better than angel u do not know,full stop . We know what Reneard did at chan, afcon and to plays like sunzu nyirenda and mbola. Let support him coz i know he do better this time.renaerd is the man!
#37 NKALANDA – No ways. What if she’s got HIV?
48 years after independence still knee before a ka-coach who betrayed you at the time you still needed him at the masses of the many other qualified coaches. It is very demotivating to local coaches. Why not start developing local coaches the way we have been developing local prayers. FAZ, you think outside the box. It’s not all about expatriate, we can do it even locally, we have enough personnel who can be shaped into good coaches and start preparing them now so you can stop this stupid expatriate syndrome. I’m not a soccer fan but loves chipolopolo.
 ONLY IN ZAMBIAKalu is saving himself for a position at FIFA in Zurich his uncle Sepp promised him gaining experience on FAZ presidential seat at our expense and HR has just come to polish his CV imagine how it would look on his CV being recalled. How many UEFA coaching badges has this chap HR got?? There are premiership managers and championship managers here in England who are not doing anything 200 times more experienced  than that HR and would relish a chance like this just to keep busy….if Kalu was smart he would have been in Europe sorting things out. FAZ needs a business manager at the top not these football player numb heads like Kalu operating from RSA via their smartphones, under a business conscious individual FAZ would have no problems paying for any managers wages. Â
HR the prodical son. What of Chicken George, the GOOD son. Kalu must be a STEP PA!
What happened to giving jobs to Zambians? They are not good enough to work in their own country? ubupuba!
Welcome back to Zed even though your favourite Presido is not in plot 1, the pipo rejected him just like they have rejected you but because FIFA is fools paradise, you are excused with immediate effect but usakabwezepo kukamba zandale muno mu Zambia, ni Donchi, kolokombwa!
Hei Gokigo Milazhe @ 33, Zambia is bigger than all tribes put together, try to see things beyond your tribal tags.
Now back to the Coach Renard, welcome back, please put in your best and do us Zambians proud.
These FAZ chaps are useless the chaps wanted to pull Poulsen fossil from his grave, thankfully he is much older and wiser than them!!LOL
#1 i agree with you. I think the only way to extend and keep this stupid coach is to give him a a task of taking us to the very finals of the afcon 2012
People, this same HR will make you proud and it will be too late to support him because of your words. Where is your faith? Full of complaints! some of you are always negative no wonder good things don’t come your way. Learn to be patient and maybe complain after the incidence. This guy was there and you complained, he left you still complained, now he is back and you are complaining. What then do you want in this life? I wonder…………………….
Kalusha is behind this all thing and he is really arrogant,why honestly go and hire a man who ditched you.kalusha doesnt listen to any body hence all this fracas.kalusha is to blame,fool
mwana mutaka after damping our team in love of money anyway you are welcome to a land where decisions are made using a superior tribe than our heads
Guys why do we have short memories in zambia.HR was clearly hounded out of his job by TAMANGA boys and the previous gvt to give way to Nenani’s Dario Bonnetti and Kalu was obviously frastrated because he had no program with DB.And now that RB is out, he obviously has to continue with his program with HR as simple as that.HR’s job with Angola came as a blessing to him because he was on his way out because of interference from RB’s clique the SIMAATA and Kamanga. What Kalu is doing is merely reinstating his original program with HR hopefully with no interference. Wish them luck.
Our national soccer team does not need a coach anyway. If you want bring Ferguson, you will never smell the world cup finals.