‘NSCZ board exit sad for local sports’
MICHAEL MIYOBA THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says it is comforted by Government’s willingness to conclude the scrutiny of Zambia national soccer team coach Miluttin “Micho”
THE embarrassing end of office for the Patrick Mutimushi-led
National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) board is evidence of lacunas in our sports governance system, says Zambia Table Tennis Association (ZTTA) vice- president Wisdom Kaunda.
Kaunda said it was unfortunate that a board which was supposed to be functional from 2017 was only in office for merely three months.
“We hope that there will be a board that will be put in place as quickly as possible so that normal operations can start. Otherwise, what happened is somehow embarrassing, the tenure ends without the board even working.
It sends a bad signal to the soon rest of be the approved. world and erodes confidence “The contract from the will federations soon be given. on our It governance is almost done. system, There is no “Today need we to are worry,” using Ministry the law of to interpret Sports, the Youth tenure and of office Child Development but where was the law Permanent when Secretary those elected Joe Kapembwa in 2017 were is not re- ported to have said.
The news has cheered FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba allowed to operate. We really need to think through it,” he said.
Handball Association of Zambia (HAZ) communications manager Josab Changa appealed to the Sports resume minister Emmanuel after being Mulenga suspended over to appoint the Covid-19 credible pandemic. individuals who “It’s will a add good value sign to and sports we are very development. positive that the ministry means Changa well said and associations we are waiting for were this looking Covid-19 forward pandemic to a to end NSCZ so board that that we will can work conclude everything and start afresh.
“Even the coach rides on the same confirmation and
closely with all association without segregation.
“We expect a functional board to be put in place as soon as possible.
I am appealing to the minister that even as he exercises his powers to appoint the five other members, he should give us credible people who are going to add value to sports development,” he said.
Mulenga on Thursday said a board would be put in place
within 60 days as he does not want the ministry to run the affairs of sport which is a mandate for NSCZ.
NSCZ was from May 2017 to February, 2020 operating without a board after then Sports minister Moses Mawere nullified the election of the seven board members until the Sports Council Act was revised as it had lacunas.