Minister of Sports Emmanuel Mulenga has told the Football Association of Zambia to issue their own work permit to Vaselin Jelušic, Should they go ahead and hire him.
The minister is not happy with the procedure (headhunting) used to appoint the Serbian trainer as the new Chipolopolo coach. In a press session, Mulenga told FAZ to advertise the job, Follow the correct channel and only then will the ministry approve the appointment of a new coach.
“Coming to the coach, I didn’t want to talk about the coach because the Director who is the acting PS has issued a statement. Whatever money which the Government spends that taxpayers money and Taxpayers money should be used prudently according to the financial regulations and the financial regulations or employment act states that for any position to be given to an individual it has to be advertised those are Government rules but that position was not advertised. So if it was not advertised Government can not buy into it. In everything that FAZ or our ministry is doing should be transparent and accountable to the Zambian people,” he said.
“So as a ministry we are not going for that coach. One that’s single sourcing, We won’t go for a single source let them advertise we have advised them, It’s your responsibility and role to employ but follow the collect procedure, Advertise, Call for interviews, Let it be transparent then we shall consent to the coach which they will pick.”
Mulenga believes Jelušic does not have the necessary track record to be named as the head coach of the 2012 AFCON Champions. He went on to stress the importance of transparency and accountability as the money Government will be contributing is taxpayers money
” And coming to the experience of the same coach, We did a research. He was coaching Botswana and he never coached for so long and he was taken from coaching the national team to coaching academies is that what we need? That’s not our level how do we bring someone who was coaching youths and school-going boys to coach our national team? That’s not what we need,” Mulenga said.
Let’s have value for money. Whatever money we want to spend as Government we should have value for it, We will not consent to that, Am sorry If FAZ has gone ahead am sorry, It’s Government that issues work permits. They should be ready to give him a work permit-Mulenga
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) had announced that they would name a new Chipolopolo coach this week but with this new development, Green Eagles head coach Aggrey Chiyangi is set to continue in the interim capacity.
Has this been the procedure all along?? I am not so sure
We missed such an open, direct and solid minister for a longtime.
Minister Mulenga is what Zambian soccer needs.
Kamanga alitupa, so rude administration.
Vaseline should quit job before he is even hired.
I said it and someone here said we give him a chance,I saw the quality of Glycerine or sorry Vaseline this man is not a national team material.
I think Kamanga must have been on drugs let’s pray for him please.
Thank you Honorable minister for this.
Never heard of
Vaselin ( Vaseline Jelly) Jelusic???
– he is already a joke.
”We did a research. He was coaching Botswana and he never coached for so long and he was taken from coaching the national team to coaching academies is that what we need? That’s not our level how do we bring someone who was coaching youths and school-going boys to coach our national team? That’s not what we need,” Mulenga said.
Surely FAZ?????? Are you ready to give out 25000 USD to such a fellow…olo are you also benefitting??? You sure are messed up ba football house…
Wish chipolo polo all the best in your quest of getting a new coach.May return back to the all conquering football nation you once were we have really missed you at Afcon you have a way of spicing up the tournament with your flair and passion.Go for the best since you are one of the best.God bless Zambia my favorite African football team,with love from Kenya.
Imagine the people running our soocer. They mess up the under 20 girls, and they appoint someone whose cv raises a lot of questions. This FAZ must go and the earlier the better.
Kamanga is the worst thing to have happened to Zambian football. Unfortunately, this is happening at a time when we have some brilliant promising talent. So unfortunate.
This is essentailly a vote fo no confidence in FAZ by the government. I think Kamanga and his group are in over their heads when it comes to running this association. Like someone noted, this is not the first time FAZ has single sourced a caoch but to get such reaction means the government has no confidence in these guys. This was a perfect a example of hiring just because musungu. There are many coaches with decent CVs who will gladly take up this job but so far teh quality that FAZ is attracting shows how important to have the right contacts in the world of football. I think ba lepepela ma guys aba. He overpromised but yet coninues to under deliver even as we come to end of his term