Zambezi bloodbath
country. “The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has, with immediate effect, banned former expelled FAZ Executive Committee member Mr Blackwell Siwale from all football-related activities,” said FAZ in a statement.
“Following a meeting held by the FAZ Ethics Committee on Friday April 6, 2018, chaired by Mr Kephas Katongo, Mr Siwale was found guilty of obtaining and circulating illegally obtained FAZ documents.
“He has further been found guilty of uttering statements with potential to scare away FAZ partners and potential partners. “The Association notes that, despite failure to appeal his case at the FAZ Council, Mr Siwale has continued to put the association’s name into disrepute through the Press.
“FAZ wishes to appeal to all its members not to allow Mr Siwale entry to any stadia as doing so will culminate into serious penalties. FAZ has further banned Mr Damiano Mutale and Mr Kelvin Chipili from all football-related activities for putting the name of the association and its president into disrepute.
“This follows the duo’s decision to take the FAZ president to court for abuse of authority of office, a matter which was later withdrawn by the complainant.
“The duo has also been found guilty of falsely accusing the association of preventing them from attending the annual general meeting. FAZ wishes to remind its members to adhere to football rules when settling disputes. FIFA has set guidelines that members should regularly familiarise themselves with to avoid sanctions from the mother body.
“The FIFA rules and regulations clearly stipulate the channels of communication whenever members feel aggrieved.
“It is our hope that the decision taken by the association will bring sanity to the Zambian game and allow the smooth flow of day-to-day running of football.”
Mashingaidze had listed ZIFA creditors, the Coaches Union of Zimbabwe leadership and other former presidents Leo Mugabe and Cuthbert Dube on his list of participants.
But Dube, who has not been involved in any football activities since waving goodbye to the game two years, distanced himself from the project.
“I have nothing to do with that meeting and I have not been involved with football issues since leaving ZIFA,’’ he said.
While Carelse-Juul and his committee have been sourcing funding for activities to undermine ZIFA, Chiyangwa and his executive have busied themselves with securing sponsorship for the various national teams and ensuring they fulfil their international obligations in CAF assignments.
ZIFA, on Wednesday secured the important sponsorship of mobile network giants Econet Wireless through their subsidiary Kwese TV. Kwese TV announced it has taken over the sponsorship of the Mighty Warriors’ participation in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers in Econet Wireless’ first romance with domestic football in more than a decade.