Serbian coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has arrived in Zambia to complete paperwork and formally become the new Chipolopolo coach.
The Serbian will sign an initial two-year deal taking over the Chipolopolo top job which was left vacant following the departure of Belgian trainer Sven Vandenbroeck early last year.
Micho qualified Uganda to the 2017 AFCON, Their first time in 38 years and has managed to win 16 titles in Africa since his first arrival as a budding coach in 2001.
Micho is expected to bring his own assistant coach and a goalkeeper trainer.
Zambia has a busy schedule ahead starting with back to back AFCON qualifiers against Botswana in March, Micho is also expected to take the Copper Bullets through the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualification process. Zambia was drawn in Group B alongside Tunisia, Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea.
Thank you FAZ!!
Hope fully all goes well with Ministry of Sport.
2019 was a disaster , now we can anticipate much better results.
Now seriously, Tunisia and all others better watch out.
My sincere advice to FAZ / GRZ give the man a much longer contract – 2 years is not enough.
Look beyond.
We are back on track. Minister, dont mess this one up, we need to move forward. Lets not get bogged down on petty ego boosting issues. Do your part and release our $10,000 tax payers money and let the guy get to work. We have approved the payment.
Let him select players himself. And please FAZ do not attach any local coach who is coaching a local club as these guys will bring confusion to the team selection process
Tell players piling their trade abroad that they need to fight and play regularly at their clubs in order to be considered for National duty. We do want players that feature 3 minutes today, 6 minutes coming Sunday, no minutes Sunday after. Players to considered are those that can at least play 60 minutes and further in each game
Perpetual benchwarmers should not be considered at all, especially those playing within Africa. I rest my case
The fact that we are facing Tunisia should not worry us as it is not the first time. We have played them before. Therefore we should by now have learnt a lesson about them. It is a matter of how we prepare. It is all about proper and serious planning and this involves a lot. Without putting a plan in place, we be no difference from a family that has no planned budget but base their structure on fi kai solve mailo and the usual song God help Zambia
Let FAZ tell the Nation what plans they are going to put in place, at least just in draft form, now that the draws are out and the coach in place
Is it Chimbwi no plan or fika isova 5 days before playing the first game
All the best to Micho.
We need players who will die a little bit for there county.look at our legends Kalusha,ucar,Chitalu,C Katongo etc they gave it all!
All the best to Micho!
A big hand to FAZ and a boo to the ministry of sports that wanted to interfere in the process until it was reported to FIFA by FAZ.
To the ministry of sports and FAZ, please let the new coach do his job without negative interference and give proper advise. Let the coach pick players on merit and not names.
To the zambians give the coach time and space to fit in.