Monday, April 27, 2026

Chris Kaunda fired as U17 coach as Oswald Mutapa returns

The Football Association of Zambia has fired Chris Kaunda together with his assistants from the U17 technical bench bringing back and reappointed Oswald Mutapa.

Mutapa who preciously coached the U17 national team in 2012 bounces back to replace Kaunda who led Zambia to the maiden appearance at a major tournament when they qualified to the U17 Africa Championship in last year.

Kaunda has in the past months been conducing selections for players to be part of the new U17 team that will represent Zambia in the qualifiers for the 2017 Madagascar championship.

The assistants to who have been shown the door include Joel Bwalya and Reuben Njavera.

The two have been replaced by former coach for the Zambia national women’s team Charles Bwale and Perry Mutapa who recently moved from Lusaka Dynamos.

Below is the statement from FAZ General Secretary Ponga Liwewe:

The Technical Department of the Football Association of Zambia has made the following changes to the technical staff of the U17 national team.

Mr Oswald Mutapa Jnr replaces Mr Chris Kaunda; Mr Charles Bwale replaces Mr Joe Bwalya; Mr Perry Mutapa replaces Mr Reuben Njavera

Please take this as official notification.

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8 Comments

  1. You see how useless kamanga is, he fired a coach who has qualify the under 17 to they maiden Afcon yet he is leaving lwandimina who has failed to qualify the senior team to the Afcon make my words zambian we not go any were with this pathetic useless and good for nothing faz president

    • All these unnecessary changes because of Joe Bwalya? Why not just him directly alone, for reason of being related to zkalusha?

  2. Kamanga disciples were are you? look how your master is destroying zambian football why firing a coach who has qualify the team to they maiden Afcon yet lwandimina who has failed to qualify the team has remain kamanga you are very dull togther with your disciples who are failing to see that you are useless and corrupt

  3. When you looking at kamanga track record as an administrate in football he has failed every he has gone example he failed at kabwe warrios power dynamoes zambezi portland so he is also bringing failures to coach the nationa team oswald mutapa failed to qualify both the under 17 and the under 20 to the Afcon and yet he has bring them back to the team what is he thinking?pathetic and useless administrate

  4. so after allowing chris to select players, then u fire him now wat will mutapa do. I say this becoz chris has picked a team, plz i want to hear from simata on this

  5. Pliz Mr Faz Boss, Get Lead Of Any One Who Has Workd Wth Kalu B4, Cant U See That Yo Name Is Being Spoild Sir. Look At What Hapen At Cosafa Now, Its Jst Another Failure Wth Yo Administion. Work As A Business Administrator Nt As A Business Consultant Pliz, Footbal Nowdays Is Business And It Needs Administrators Who Can Ran It Widly. Fire De Tencnical Bench Of Our Senior Nation Team For De Sake Of De Development Of Footbal In Our Country

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