Bamfuchile quits Namibia
Bamfuchile confirmed to The Namibian that he would no longer be in charge of the national team, claiming that the Namibia Football Association (NFA) was “disrespectful and careless” and made it difficult for him to carry out his duties as head coach.
Bamfuchile said he had been promised transport for over a year now, but nothing happened.
He said he had to take a taxi to work at Soccer House or ask his team manager, Tim Isaacs, for a lift to work.
“I am tired. I’ve had enough. I am done now. It’s over,” he said.
Bamfuchile ensured Namibia’s qualification to next year’s African Nations Cup – the first time this has happened in ten years.
He said it was painful for him to be treated “like a child”.
“I am not a kid and I am not a beggar. I don’t beg for money or anything.
I thought I would be treated with respect and being a professional, I thought things would be done in a professional way. “he said.
“But for a national team coach not to have transport, which is so important to carry out duties, is really shameful,” he said.
NO GOING BACK Bamfuchile said he would not reconsider the decision to quit, or accept any other offer from the NFA, because he could do better elsewhere.
“I love football and I was really committed in taking this team to the Nations Cup.
But I am very disappointed by my bosses and this has left me with no option but to resign,” he said.
Bamfuchile said he would go back to Zambia to manage his business, which supplies mining machinery.
“I will go back home. I have a business back at home and my wife is currently running it. We make enough money and I don’t think it is worthwhile to continue with this job,” he said.
Neither the NFA’s Acting Secretary General, Barry Rukoro, nor its President, John Muinjo, could be reached for comment yesterday because they had their cellphones turned off.
NFA Vice President Korbinian Viskaya Amutenya said he was not aware of Bamfuchile’s resignation.
“All I know is that he [Bamfuchile] is going on holiday.
I don’t know anything about him resigning, as it has not been communicated to me officially,” he said.
Bamfuchile has been praised for ensuring Namibia a place in the last 16 of the 2008 African Nations Cup after beating Ethiopia in their last match.
This achievement earned him the Namibia Sports Commission’s Coach of the Year award.
Bamfuchile had mixed results with the national team in international friendlies, including the Cosafa Castle Cup in which Namibia failed at the first hurdle, but his mission was to take the side to the Nations Cup.
He achieved this feat with a relatively young side which primarily consisted of locally based players.
Bamfuchile’s assistant coaches are former Warriors and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronnie Kanalelo and former Black Africa midfielder Brian Isaacs.
During his tenure as zambia national team coach between 2000 and 2002, he led zambia to the 2002 MTN Afican cup of Nations without losing a game. Bamfuchile was also part of the 2006 technical side which was led by Kalusha Bwalya. His experience dates back to 1994 when he was one the assistance of the late Ian Poterfield to the side which was lost to Niger
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