Former Chelsea Manager Avram Grant is among the over 100 football coaches that have applied for the vacant Chipolopolo coaching job.
Grant led the English Premier League side to the finals of the 2007/08 Uefa Champions League where they lost to Manchester United on post-match penalties.
The 67-year-old Israeli is not new to African football having managed Ghana from November 2014 to February 2017 during which period he oversaw the Black Stars play 27 games and would win 12, draw eight and lose seven.
Grant begun his coaching career in 1986 at Hapoel Petah Tikva in Israel and has had stints with teams that include Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Israel national team, Portsmouth, West Ham United among others.
His most recent job was as interim coach for North East United in Indian Super League where he took charge of 17 matches, managing two victories, a draw and 14 defeats.
Others that have applied for the job include former Chipolopolo Coach Wedson Nyirenda, former NAPSA Stars Coach Muhammed Fathi and former Power Dynamos coach Danny Kabwe.
Former Chipolopolo Coaches Sven Vandenbroeke, Honor Janza are some of the coaches that have also applied for the vacant position.
A special committee with representation from FAZ, Zambia Football Coaches Association and government has since been constituted to come up with the names of Zambia’s next gaffer.
The national team coaching position fell vacant following Aljosa Asanovic’s resignation over a month ago.
The Croatian who had signed a four-year contract at the beginning of the year was only in charge for eight months.
By Nchimunya Ng’andu| Diamond TV
They can’t even afford to pay the former coach.
Thats is nonsense to draw money when you don’t report for duty.
Let’s get a local coach rather than waiting monies and we need someone who can at least lead the chipololo to glory and for along period of time
but why apply, the man done lost 14 games out of 17 in India and wants to coach the national team? Awe twakana.
Eish, I should get a UEFA license and also throw my name in the hat mwe. You never know
Fellow Zamfooters just copy and paste this ..we’ll be reading the exact same crap in 12 months time.
There was no money for previous coach…so where did it all suddenly come from.
(Avram Grant must be getting confused…a job with FAZ??)
I agree. I blame GRZ and FAZ. These folks need to get a plan together and figure out how to pay the coach. Ba GRZ are always getting upset about results but have been offering $10,000/month since mid 2000’s. First; sort out the payment plan regardless of who you hire (zambian or expatriate) ba Fred Mwila was begging for alms and was still owed money by FAZ.
So tired of this.