January 3, 2011
Some national team players have described coach Dario Bonetti’s coaching style as strange.
The players, who sought anonymity, said they found Bonetti’s coaching style different from other coaches that have drilled the Chipolopolo.
They said they expected Bonetti to have close contacts with them but he rarely spends time with them.
Tuesday’s What the Papers Say
“Even when we arrived in Egypt we expected to have a serious training in the morning but we were surprised the coach said training would be in the evening and it was just a simple work-out,” one player said.
He said training under Bonetti has been the simplest.
Another player said many coaches, including Zambians, prefer having serious training sessions after flying long hours as a way of overcoming jetlag but things are different with Bonetti.
He said the first training they had in Egypt prior to the game against Kuwait was so simple that some players even failed to remove fatigue.
“We could have run even at least one or two laps before starting the training but we just went straight into that simple training and no-one even sweated.
“Some players in the team have not been playing for some time so there was need for us to have a serious training session instead of just passing the ball round like that,” he said.
Another one said he was not surprised with a 4-0 defeat to Kuwait because the team does not spend time with the coach.
“The coach is always out of the country. How do we win, I even heard him complaining about the absence of Chris and Felix but there were a lot of players in that team.
“If he believes that the team cannot tick without those players why did he leave them out in that game against Libya? The problem is the kind of training we are having and also lack of close links between the coach and us (players),” he said.
He said the coach should not complain about the absence of some players because he had a full team and some players were on the bench.
Bonetti also surprised the team when he failed to show up for the routine briefing after the match against Kuwait.
It was instead Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth and Child Development Brian Sikazwe who went to address the players.
“Coaches always come to congratulate you if you win or to console and encourage you when you lose but it was strange the coach just left the pitch and went to the hotel,” one player complained.
Bonetti was later found in the hotel lobby with his three assistants and two other friends he had come with from Italy.
The Italian also did not inform delegation leader Kelvin Mutafu that he was going back to Italy.
Meanwhile, DIANA MUTAKAFIMBO reports that the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says issues pertaining to Bonetti will be dealt with when he comes back from Italy.
FAZ general secretary George Kasengele said in an interview in Lusaka on January 3 that the situation regarding Bonetti is administrative and will only be dealt with in his presence.
Some soccer fans have called on FAZ to dismiss the Italian after an embarrassing 0-4 loss to Kuwait.
Before departure for Egypt, the team was drilled by assistant coach Lucky Msiska, who remained with the under-23 squad while Bonetti joined the team in Cairo a day before the game.
“We shall deal with Dario’s situation when he is in the country and administratively, not through the press,” he said.
Asked about the whereabouts of Bonetti, Kasengele said he does not know exactly where the coach is except that there are reports that he is in Italy and the association does not know when he will return to Zambia.
Kasengele said it is not the first time Zambia has lost a match but that the team should lose with honour.
After the game, Bonetti flew directly to Italy.
And FAZ communications manager Erick Mwanza said the association is still awaiting a report for the Egypt outing.
Mwanza said Bonetti is also yet to submit a report on the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge, which was held in Tanzania in November.
Mwanza said the CECAFA and other international friendlies played on a non-FIFA day are developmental and designed to accord the coach chance to assess and tap local talent.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
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Kabaya Kennedy Syanene on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 12:39 AM
I just wanna say its sad with whats is going on, Let us fire this bonetti and bring in HR, He was a good coach for me, Kalu wake up and step up
Kk11 on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 1:52 AM
Simply put, if Bonetti was hired directly by FAZ he would not be displaying such truancy. It’s insulting to your employers when u do not even let them know where you are and when you will be showing up for work. Fact of the matter is, he reports to a higher authority and they write his checks. If the above stories are true then where is the outrage from the sports ministry and other concerned parties. Here we are again being taken for a ride, no wonder westerner’s have little respect for us Africans! We let them screw us all the time & we pay them for it…….
escz on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 1:59 AM
Let The Drama Unfold…Slowly Things Are Coming Out !
Man ceasor on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 8:11 AM
These players should b named y hide?infact db ws rite 2gv them light train after a long journey
Big Steve from SA on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 8:13 AM
Very well said KK11
Big Steve from SA on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 8:14 AM
I agree with letting go of Bonetti but not with rehiring HR.
Big Steve from SA on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 8:15 AM
Your statement on the light training being correct is testament to the fact that you have never played the game. You beat jetlag with a full training set not light training.
Uncle Bobs on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 8:37 AM
Now the players have also spoken. DB should be fired regardless of whether he was hired by State House or not. FAZ should not be scared as it is clear to see that the chap is a failure and i saw it with my own eyes when i went to check on the U20 Training prior to COSAFA at Independence. He only came through had a brief chat with the coach and the 4 of them went and sat where Gate D was. Bonetti i actually suspect will have no choice but to resign. I said it after AFCON 2010 when we were busy singning progress that we never guard against self destruction (no fault of anyone but all stakeholders) because we always want to operate at micro-level (SUBJECTIVITY) at the expense of the bigger picture (OBJECTIVITY). Maybe let’s miss out on the next AFCON so that we even have a chance to cull most of the players seeing we now have a good reservior of young players including my first cousin’s son Noble Kasanda Kapotwe Rumsey and half brother to Lengwe Kapotwe who was one of the London students that played against Ghana (Kekekekekekekeke).
Big up to Kasengele for his comment although one his new Committe member appears to have also taken to the press with his daily quotes e.g. “The buck stops at Dario and we have asked him to return and watch the U23 game”, but did it have to take this long as i thought Dario outght to have filled in a leave form with his employers.
Myself on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 9:20 AM
To be honest, whilst HR had his own issues with FAZ, i think he was a profesional through and through with a vision for our football. This could be seen in his conduct and dedication to duty. Even the bust ups he’d have with various stake holders, they were all centered around aspects that were affecting his work with our soccer teams.No one could doubt HR’s dedication to our soccer development.
In contrast though, DB is a complete letdown. He has no pedigree as a coach whatsoever and yet, instead of working hard to make a name for himself and show dedication, he instead carries on like his on holiday, like his doing us a favour by coaching our teams. Unlike HR, he hasn’t shown any interest in our league games or the lower age group teams.
Really, how can we expect anything positive from such a coach.
If honestly, he does’t even spend sufficient time coaching the team, how can we expect good results. The writings for the CECAFA outing and the kuwait friendly were on the wall for all to see, DB has never spent time with the team, so how is going to get a proper perspective of his players, their strengths and weaknesses, whose in good form or not???
His attitude is very shocking and insulting to say the least.
This guy as it stands now isn’t building on where we reached aat the AFCON, his taken us backwards. To all those involved in DB’s affairs, It’s time to show some decisiveness, selflessness and patriotism and let this liability go.
Man ceasor on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 9:30 AM
look who talkn,i stil insists da light training ws ok whether i ve playd footbal or nt.
Bola Pansi on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 9:55 AM
Its a pleasure most bloggers are now wide awake after I blew the whistle.
Master Dribbler on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 10:25 AM
Where is Bima? He is very active about perceived FAZ / Kalusha misdeeds. But now it is clear that State House hired Bonneti and not Kalu who initially had wanted to head hunt for a Dutchman
Zamfoot on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 10:43 AM
Under-23 update
The team has now shifted base to Nkoloma Stadium the venue of the game against Zimbabwe.
They will both the morning and afternoon training sessions there.
More Links from Tuesday’s What the Papers Say
Times of Zambia: ZAFCA Defends Bonetti
The Post: Ex-FAZ official blames recruitment procedure for Bonetti’s conduct
The Post: Livingstone Clubs back no confidence vote in Kalu
Zed Diaspora on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 12:38 PM
I do miss HR..he was our mourihno anyway. Dis latest Bukad Zizee drama is shameful. DB must be fired on moral grounds. Iam of the idea that HR shud come bak n finish wher he ended. We need a serious coach hey. This man is a joke..I have personally spoken to some National team players here in RSA. They say hes a complete disaster.
bima on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 1:22 PM
I am here. This is another FAZ cock up. I know you will say I am just a Kalu hater but I think the President of Ma juice on Special offer family Grocery i.e the Kantemba ran by kalusha bwalya and friends is once again displaying poor management and lack of basic business principles. Dario bonetti is a failure and is a mediocre coach. FAZ has not seen fit to simply write a letter to GRZ copying Bonetti with an assessment of his performance.
However we do know when K and his boys are benefitting anything is possible. A certain Ms. Caselleti aka Mrs K. bwalya is reputed to have represented dario bonetti when getting the Zambia Job. These allegations if true, my explain why nothing has been done about the truant coach.
As for bonetti not staying in Zambia, well if his FA President does not live in Zambia why can he not follow this famous example after all according to the Kalu cohorts with modern technology and capable asistants it is possible to work at a distance.
Aonther day in the La Tormenta or Bold and the beautiful soap opera at FAZ House.
Zife on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 2:16 PM
Ba man ceasor you dont even knw what it takes to fly long houir as a playa,
Zed Diaspora on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 2:31 PM
@Bima…Yo reasoning is very misleading. R u da only Zambian who doesnt know that DB came thru via state house and thats why even Dickson jere was there welcoming him at the airport and straight 2State house. THIS IS NOT AN ALLEGATION…Were u nt aware that kalu was even busy doing head hunt 4a coach b4 State house impossed DB on FAZ via Rupiah’s child in Italy?
YOU deserve to be called a KALU HATER coz yo reasoning sucks hey.
For once cant u be a Zambian and judge the situation as it is. has kalu stolen yo woman 4u 2hate him so much? If you read the Consttution as u claim to be very educated, then why dont you know that FAZ presidence is part time job? Dont u understand the job of the GS?
Why shud kalu’s home be yo problem? Leave his private life alone. get a life. Where he stays matters less as long as FAZ is doing business. If u know that Jbg-lsk is 2hrs flight, then mayb your mouth wont spill illiteracy statement. just because you are educated doesnt mean you are wise ba mudala.
I guess you are educated but u lack exposure to the Whole World Web.
I dnt stay in Zambia but for your information, I understand and know and follow the Zambian whole economy aspect and latest BOZ bulletings even more than you personally ba Bima. So am i affected by staying away from Zambia for 5 years now?
Stop bringing kalu’s family home into the picture. You just sound so cheap even if you are educated. He left Zambia at 17 years. he came bak to work at 39 or 41…Do you know where he was for all doz years? You think hes got same life mind like you ba Bima? kalu is not Zambia. Hes workn for Zambia. So whether you like him or hate him, hes there doing a job which has challenges just like the challenge we had before of BUKAD ZIZEE coach.
Man ceasor on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 2:32 PM
so u who kn ba zife what should done? wats y our local fail coz they do more runin than ball.
Man ceasor on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 2:35 PM
so u who kn ba zife Wat db had done?wats y our local coaches fail coz they do more of runin than ball work
Kolokombwa on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 2:40 PM
Can we afford to fire bonetti after such a short period. There will be serious cost implications from paying him off. Right now, it would be rational to go the administrative route and try to get the best out of him. Ie he shyouldnt just fly off to Italy without taking official leave, he should spend more time with the team and he should also advise as to when he is re-locating so that FAZ can help in settling him in. He should also be made to understand in no uncertain terms that there will always be a Zambian as his assistant ! We are paying him all that money so that there can be some skills transfer. The Zambian assistant will therefore rank second and will be expected to sit on the bench.
Uzzi on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 2:42 PM
you dont know what you are talking about….
Uzzi on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 2:47 PM
Well elaborated….
SONG on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 3:39 PM
Zed diaspora,you have just shaken a hive of bees by going for Bima’s throat!
He will go quiet for some time to search for the most offensive words to describe you and of course his favorite shooting target,Kalusha Bwalya (I forgot, and all Kalusha’s friends and family,real or imagined)
I can’t wait for Bima’s hot response(kekekekeke)
Zed Diaspora on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 4:12 PM
@SONG..I cant wait too..hahahahahaha
Anonymous on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 4:45 PM
the problem is that bonetti was hired by state house and not faz, so maybe he thinks he is answerable to statehouse and not hence this kind of behavior
bima on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 5:33 PM
Ba Zed Diaspora are you the chief spokesman and pr flack for the Bwalay and Asscociates Boutique “Saluala ni Hal price” at FAZ House ?
The Bonetti saga starts at the roots:-
Who hired him ?
What was the selection criteria ?
What are his goals targets and milestones ?
What was he brought in to do ?
How is his performance managed ?
Has he been given all the tools to do his job ?
Remeber the all conquering Liverpool of the 1970s and 1980s ? What made them so succesful was the famous ” Boot Room” the back room boys who organised every aspect of the game outside actually training selecting a team and playing the game. FAZ has no equivalent. Without it there is no success. League teams like ASEC Mimosa of Ivory Coast or kaiser chiefs of South Africa or Al Ahly are successful because of professional management. FAZ unfortunately do not measure up in this regard.
KANTEMBA !!!!!!!!
Justice Kafusha on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 7:55 PM
This is the biggest crisis in Zambian football ever. The question is the same from “What type of humanbeings are we” anyone give any answer, KK stands Vs a frog, Chilulba does not want KK to stand and yet, and yet we have our entire national team dead in his period, Late Mwanawasa yes the only was to bring back RB,and RB mudala, shikulu awe, bushe mulefwaya fwe ma soccer fans to ka landi ne mputi, mwachilam fye mwe
ROBBY BWALYA on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 8:41 PM
YOU MUST HAVE SAID RENARD IS BETTER THAN BONNET,NOT THAT HE IS A GOOD COACH,REMEMBER OUR QUALFYING CAMPAIGN FOR AFCOF 2010.HOWEVER,LOOKING AT THE TIME FRAME,IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO BRING RENARD SINCE HE ALREADY KNOW THE PLAYERS,BRINGING A NEW COACH WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA BCOZ IT WOULD TAKE TIME 4 HIM TO KNOW THE PLAYERS AND HE WOULD START EXPERIENCING PLAYERS,OR BETTER LEAVE THE JOB TO MSISKA.
chiti chitundu on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 10:31 PM
u are right mudala there is somethng wrong with us … and we think we are okay.
Master Dribbler on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 10:31 PM
It is now clear that Bima has a personal vendetta against Kalusha. Even in this Bonetti scandal, he still blames it on Kalu and refuses to acknowledge that the whole deal was brokered by Rupiah Banda no wonder Bonneti seems too big headed. I think it is better that we criticise objectively that in such a subjective manner. Surely Kalu’s family should not be brought into the picture nor that he may have a grocery stole – whatever Bima means. Most of us have come to the conclusion that Bonneti is a failure and not an accomplished coach. Do you honestly think FAZ, if given a free hand would have allowed him to come with a backroom staff of a crowd – none of which stay in Zambia. Also, it is unjust to compare Kalu’s stay in SA with Bonetti’s constant stay in SA for among several others, the following:
1. Zambia Coach job is full time and one needs to constantly interact with players and even watch local games to discover players
2. The full time employee at FAZ is the S.G. The president is not a full time job and besides is there to provide policy direction, in consultation with executive. It is the S.G who implements.
3. It is just a 2 hours flight between SA and Zambia. and in this internet age, Kalu can still have a conference call with the rest of the matter is so agent or fly through for a meeting and get back same day. But for Bonneti, that can never be the case.
Therefore, that fact that Kalusha stays in SA is really a non issue.
Master Dribbler on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 10:36 PM
CORRECTION:
IN MY LAST POST, I MEANT TO SAY IT IS UNFAIR TO COMPARE KALU’S STAY IN SA WITH BONNETI’S CONSTANT STAY IN ITALY. I ALSO MEANT TO SAY KALU’S ALLEGED GROCERY STORE AS CONSTANTLY REFERRED TO BY BIMA AND NOT STOLE. APOLOGIES FOR THE ERRORS INCLUDING WHAT I MAY NOT HAVE DETECTED.
Positive thinking ..aka Awe on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 11:11 PM
Well I wanted to start a discussion on another topic so this as good a place to start: I was just thinking about the many football ‘hopes’ that Zambia has produced that never lived up to expectation. By that I am talking players who came into the national side or even at club level, put on some good performances and had us thinking they would be permarnent fixtures in the National team … only to end up far away from the headlines simply not living up to the potential. Here is my list of such players:
- Dabwitso Nkhoma; I never watched him play, but I heard so many good things about this boy. At one time I think he even ended up in the lower divisions in England only for him to disappear completely. I guess discplinary issues caught up with him
- Matsauso Tembo; Playing his football ku Zamsure (now gone) I thought he would be the future number 9 for zed. Not a big guy at all, but well built and had some serious skills. shame no idea what happened
- Perry Mutapa; Gifted ball distributor… whent abroad came back whent to SA came back ..shame
- Vincent Mutale; A hero in AFCON ’96 only to fall off the face of the earth
- Joel Bwalya; Maybe it was the name, but I expected so much from this young man.
- Douglas Mwamba; at one time one of the few Zambians playing top league football in Europe, but scarce at National team level
- Maybin Mgaiwa; his last game was I think against Zimbabwe in Harare got subbed very quickly .. he was a pro playing in Morrocco at the time and my expectations were high
- Paul Chellah; at one point the hottest goalscorer pa Zed, yet he was always shunned by the national team selectors. I think he once scored 2 goals in a friendly and then had afew bad games.. Zambias version of Andy Cole. A prolific finisher at club level but unable to replicate in national jersey
- Haile Banda; Don’t know if he was a good player to be honest, but the wanderers midfielders goal in COSAFA is still so clear in my memory
- Willy Chinyama; I thought he was the answer at left back, but alas I was wrong.
- Sashi Chalwe: He even captained the Zambian side in a game. Only for him to just disappear from the limelight
- Rotson Kilambe; nuff said
- Aaron Lubunda; Lusaka Dynamos goalscoring led to a move to Kaiser Chiefs, but never really got too many looks at National team level thought he would be the one.. maybe Dennis Lotas form is what kept him out
- Wedson Nyirenda; Yes I said it. I remember picking up a Kickoff magazine with Wedson on the cover with the heading “Kaizer Chiefs, new goal scoring machine” I expected the same for Zambia, but it never happened
- Freddie Mwila Junior; I don’t know why, but I expected this young man to be Zambias choice at the right wing, but it never happened for him
- Milton Tembo; Once signed by Bundasliga outfit Stuttgart I’m sure I’m not the only one who thought Zambia had great prospect, but the rest is history
I’m sure there are many more people can mention, but these are the guys I thought would carry Zed at some point. For some it wasn’t their fault, there was just better more consistent players to contend with and others it might have been different for them I’m sure.
Positive thinking ..aka Awe on Tue, 4th Jan 2011 11:30 PM
Bima… I agree that management of the national team has been lacking, but lets not say this is a problem of the current admin. This issue has plagued Zambian football for as long as I can remember.
Old admins rarely organized friendlies, remember Zambia was playing clubs at one point in time to get ready for matches. I think it is a learning process, but one o=would expect after London Fiasco things would have changed. I still have to put blame on Bonetti because that man has no idea what he is doing… He can’t be mad at anyone but himself… “I requested 23 players, but 15 showed up, and their fitness levels were low” WOW, if he had been in Zambia he would have handled this situation. Msiska s an assistant should have also known better than to send 15 players.. with one goalie and striker.. ninshi ni bu assitant bwa shani.
The blame here is like butter, it needs to be spread between FAZ and Bonetti, then eaten by the zambian fans with some RB chikoloki for hiring DB. I will wait and see what happens against Mozambique, but I am very skeptical as to how we’ll perform
ManBearPig on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 1:10 AM
Postive Thinking You left out Emanuel Zulu probably more skillful than all the players you named above
ManBearPig on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 1:13 AM
Paul Chela had mastered the local league that’s all….How can you be top scorer of a league by scoring all your goals with your head sure.
Anonymous on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 7:02 AM
Nangu ichibata chili bwino than db
Anonymous on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 7:45 AM
kabaya kennedy great kalu is not da one who brought ur so called ltalian coaches,even my five yrs son knows dis.
Bonaventure on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 8:11 AM
Ba Bima naimwe!. Kuti wapapa! You can not just name a team and hope things will work themselves out. There are other logistical challenges involved. i salute Msiska for sending a quality team not tourists. I am sure he was things quality not quantity.
Anonymous on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 8:29 AM
@Zed Diaspora, I read your diatribe at me and was pleasantly surprised that a singl post by me could raise such emotion and vehemence on your part. I will answer and elaborate on my rebuttals so that once I again I can enlighten the ignorant and raise awarenes and education to to the uneducated.
@Bima…Yo reasoning is very misleading. R u da only Zambian who doesnt know that DB came thru via state house and thats why even Dickson jere was there welcoming him at the airport and straight 2State house. THIS IS NOT AN ALLEGATION…
ANSWER
The deal is alleged to have been brokered by Kalu’s wife. She is an agent after all in case you did not know. Are you not aware Kalu had very good backing and links at State House ? Are you aware the President regards Kalu as a son ? Are you aware that one of Rb’s sons is one of Kalu’s closest friends ? In fact Anthony Kasolo, Ponga Liwewe, Liwewe Liwewe, Henry and Nenani Banda are all childhood fiends and as well as being Kalu’s friends ? If so do you think someone like me would believe this deal i.e. Bonetti’s contract had no input from Kalu ? Are you aware that people allege Kalu’s wife was the agent in the deal ? Are you aware some people have even gone as far as to say Dario Bonetti is kalu’s mulamu i.e. is Emily casaletti’s cousin ?
.Were u nt aware that kalu was even busy doing head hunt 4a coach b4 State house impossed DB on FAZ via Rupiah’s child in Italy?
ANSWER
The deal is alleged to have been brokered by Kalu’s wife. She is an agent after all in case you did not know. Are you not aware Kalu had very good backing and links at State House ? Are you aware the President regards Kalu as a son ? Are you aware that one of Rb’s sons is one of Kalu’s closest friends ? In fact Anthony Kasolo, Ponga Liwewe, Liwewe Liwewe, Henry and Nenani Banda are all childhood friends and Kalu’s friends ? If so do you think someone like me would believe this deal i.e. Bonetti’s contract had no input from Kalu ? Are you aware that people allege Kalu’s wife was the agent in the deal ? Are you aware some people have even gone as far as to say Dario Bonetti is Kalu’s mulamu i.e. is Emily casaletti’s cousin ?
YOU deserve to be called a KALU HATER coz yo reasoning sucks hey.
ANSWER
I dont not hate Kalu. Never. What I hate is the shambolic kantemba FAZ has become. I am sorry to say Kalu has messed himself up. I will not defend the indefensible. The things Kalu has done to benefit himself and NOT Zambian football are well known. I am just sorry you are stuck in a hero worshipping loop.
For once cant u be a Zambian and judge the situation as it is. has kalu stolen yo woman 4u 2hate him so much?
ANSWER
So me and 2/3 of Zambian clubs are not Zambian. We just became foreigner because we do not agree with poor governance incompetence and arrogance. I know Kalu personally actually, nice guy personally, but as I stand here as a patriotic Zambian, I am a very disappointed and disillusioned man. Kalu is a great Football player but administration wise terrible.
If you read the Consttution as u claim to be very educated, then why dont you know that FAZ presidence is part time job?
Let us call a spade a spade here. The FAZ President job is a full time job despite it being described as a part time job. The list of things the FAZ CEO has to take care of is a long one. Let us start with just Kalu’s own activities:-
1. Headhunting for a coach
2. Arranging Friendlies
3. Representing FAZ at CAF and FIFA meetings
4. Chairing FAZ ExCo meetings
5. Chairing AGMs and ECMs
6. Negotiating Sponsorship contracts
7. Supporting Grass roots Soccer
8. Advising Transfer Deals (according to you and other Kalu adherents this was his role in Mayuka, Mboal and Mbesuma transfers)
9. Liaison with Government
10. Appoint legal advisors for FAZ (Supersport deal)
11. Hiring Employees – Lucky Msiska, Honor Janza, Oswald Mutapa, Herve Renard the list is long
12. Firing employees – Lorraine and Nyangulu, Patrick Phiri
13. Fund Raising
Dont u understand the job of the GS?
Who is the President’s right hand man and in this case his good friend George Kasengele. As President he should have fired what has to be one of FAZ’s most incompetent GS in history. If he hasn’t then he is also incompetent.
Why shud kalu’s home be yo problem? Leave his private life alone. get a life. Where he stays matters less as long as FAZ is doing business. If u know that Jbg-lsk is 2hrs flight, then mayb your mouth wont spill illiteracy statement. just because you are educated doesnt mean you are wise ba mudala.
Kalu is a hands on man. He can not have it both ways. you can not be hands on and be 2000 kilometers away. Its that simple. if he was a delegater it would not be a problem. But his hand has been on every major deveopment in FAZ for the past two years. that is why FAZ has lurched from crisis to crisis. Partly because he is trying to drive a car while sitting in the back seat or even the boot. If BP have to have a local CEO here in Zambia and not one in Cape Town their Africa headquarters how come FAZ thinks otherwise. Bill Gates lives in Seattle where Microsoft is based with the best technology at his finger tips and geniuses here want tell me he should have been based 2000 kilometers away in Chicago maybe to run the company ?
I guess you are educated but u lack exposure to the Whole World Web.
I dnt stay in Zambia but for your information, I understand and know and follow the Zambian whole economy aspect and latest BOZ bulletings even more than you personally ba Bima. So am i affected by staying away from Zambia for 5 years now?
So my dear friend you run a multi billion kwacha business in Zambia from Joburg ? That will simply the fastest coallapsing billion kwacha business. Browsing BOZ bulletins come nowhere near what is needed to run a complex enterprise like FAZ. It simply can’t be done from Joburg. If Bonnetti cant coach a team from Brescia, Italy 8,000 kilometers away, how do you expect Kalu to run a K 25billion business like FAZ with 220 affiliates, 40 employeees, running over 20 major events a year, co-ordinating the activities in nine provinces across Zambia, taking care of 12 million stakeholders i.e. Zambia’s population from 2,000 kilometers away ?
So you can monitor the Zambian economy from joburg interesting I wonder why FNB and Standard Chartered have local economists here in Zambia after all they could do it from their desks in Joburg or even Singapore or Dubai ? My friend until you live in an economy statistics just provide indicators but can not give you a real feel of what is going on locally.
Zambia’s macro economic indicators look and sound great but the reality on the ground can be quite different. Are you aware that the government is failing to pay its suppliers ? Are you aware that most GRZ ministries have only been funded four times in the last 12 months ?Are you aware that most of infrastructure in Zambia is falling apart due to low investment levels ? Are you aware that most of last years GDP growth was due to several big ticket projects like Konkola Deep, Nchanga Smelter, Chambishi Smelter and strong copper prices? Do you know the Multi national copper companies have not only refused to pay their taxes and owe the government something like 100 million dollar and have also not remitted dividens to ZCCM-IH ? Are you aware ZRA is struggling to meet tax revenue targets and is resorting to tactics like witholding tax clearance certificates unless provisional corporate tax for the December quarter and the annual return are both paid for ? are you aware that the level of emplyment in the mines is like half from what it was 20 years ago and a large proportion of these are low paying subcontractor jobs ? These things are known to people on the scene and not from people sitting in Joburg browsing the web and flying in once in a while. I digress.
5Stop bringing kalu’s family home into the picture. You just sound so cheap even if you are educated. He left Zambia at 17 years. he came bak to work at 39 or 41…Do you know where he was for all doz years? You think hes got same life mind like you ba Bima?
First of all Kalu brought his family into the picture by conflicts of interest like using his wife in FAZ dealings. If he wants people to leave them out of this then he should not be using his wife for his FAZ dealings. Secondly we are all aware where kalu was from 1985 to date. Kalu left Zambia at 23 and not 17 years. At 17 he was just moving from Blackpool to Miaghty. He came back after having retired from active soccer and spent time as a junior coach at Correcaminos in Mexico. Some people doubted his credentials to coach the national team but he was given a chance. We all know the results.
Kalu and I are different as we are both individuals. just like you. Stop this blind hero worshipping.
kalu is not Zambia. Hes workn for Zambia. So whether you like him or hate him, hes there doing a job which has challenges just like the challenge we had before of BUKAD ZIZEE coach.
Well as I keep telling you in my opinion if he is working for Zambia he is not doing a good job of it. Its simply one blunder after another. Kalu unfortunately is simply not a good administrator. Its a fact a proven fact. The shambles of the last two years prove it. by the way the spelling is Burkhard Ziese not BUKKAD ZIZEE.
Ba Zed do not let hero worshipping blind your eyes. Stop offering excuses for the Kalu Fish and Ships “Tasty Meat Pies available” at FAZ House. Its just a badly run KANTEMBA !!!!!!
Another episode in No one but You soap opera.
I am actually more interested in Arsenal Man City right now. Now that is proper football for me right now. No forged transfer certificates. No missing refs. No missing match feees. No World Cup tickets. No slapping journalists. No fighting with hotel staff over changing money. No hooligans masquerading as FA councillors, no students being pulled from the stands to make up the numbers in a team, no teams arriving hours before the game, No sponsorship mix ups. No two FAs. No absentee coaches. No absentee FA Presidents. NO KANTEMBA ADMINISTRATION !!!!
Ba Zed at this moment in time, I feel FAZ can not organise a drink up in a pub for alcholics. It is always comedy hour at the Bwalya, Kasenegele and buddies “Local Spares Shop” “Discount on all Gabriel Shock” at FAZ House.
Now I wonder whether Wenger has changed the squad again and what is he planning to stop Tevez and will Mancini manage to energise Man City to a famous victory ?
That has to be more interesting than Zambia’s own Muppet Show at FAZ House
Magic on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 5:02 PM
Strange developments.
Uncle Bobs on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 6:36 PM
1985-1963=22 years (Kekekekekekekekeke)
Seen from afar on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 9:03 PM
“he is trying to drive a car while sitting in the back seat or even the boot.”
love that… you are talking sense Anonymous, stick around on blog and help us balance the discussions. There are problems in Zambian football for sure.
Mabbwana on Wed, 5th Jan 2011 9:23 PM
Ndausa!
Positive thinking ..aka Awe on Fri, 7th Jan 2011 4:40 PM
Mudala you are right about that one. What happened to that young man anyway? I didn’t mention him because I never really got to know much about him. Most of the guys I mentioned are guys I watched paly for the national team or guys that made headlines all the time.