The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has confirmed that a new Zambia national team coach will be unveiled next week.
According to a press statement from FAZ by General Secretary Adrian Kashala and made available to the ZamFoot Crew, The successful candidate is expected in the country next week to finalise recruitment process and to sign the employment contract.
“The Football Association of Zambia, in view of the urgency of the matter, will finalise the process to appoint the national team coach. The candidate is expected in the country next week to finalise recruitment process and to sign the employment contract.
Government as a major stakeholder has been notified accordingly.”
The Chipolopolo top job has been vacant since the departure of Belgian trainer Sven Vandenbroeck back in February. Green Eagles boss Aggrey Chiyangi has been acting in the interim capacity.
The Association conducted interviews in the past weeks and according to ZamFoot Crew sources below are some of the names who attended the interviews.
Vaselin Jelusic, He is a Serbian Manager, He has managed a number of national teams in Africa, including Angola and Botswana. He also coached South Africa PSL side Bloemfontein Celtic.
Luc Eymael, A Belgian football manager and a former footballer who recently managed Tala’ea El Gaish SC in the Egyptian Premier League
Pierre Lechantre, He is a French coach who won the 2000 African Cup of Nations with Cameroon.
Tomislav Ivković, The 59-year-old Croatian manager was the head coach of Croatian top tier side NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.
This business has been unresolved for too long. Nga naikosa, simply let Aggrey Chiyangi get the job. He has done well so far. It cant be wamuyayaya in search of a coach. The ideal candidates however should be Serbian or croatian. Those guys look like they know what they are doing soccer wise. Look at the one Buildcon let slip through their hands, Orlando Pirates 9 the guy who coached Uganda and is now in Egypt )
What is next week??? Just annonce naimwe ba FAZ. What is your problem. Govt will have to pay just like they paid for the plane flying Presido Lungu all over the world
Hope tabala
Procrastination.
There is no coach
Its the creation naimwe….the Frenchman has the best CV but faz and the Croats have an understanding.. Watch this space
Just tell us now
Zambian football has gone to the dogs. After this coach fiasco, then they will start talking of rebuilding the team which will take another 5 – 10 years if they stay consistent to see positive results. So if you are here thinking there light at the end of the tunnel, sorry to burst your bubble. Zambian football with the Kamanga administration has just been reset 15 years back. This must be the worst FAZ administration in the history of Zambia Football.
Bring back Wedson Nyerenda. He is the current best local coach in Zambia.