Sunday, February 9, 2025

Player Status and Transfer Committee rule on several cases 

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Player’s Status and Transfer Committee has made multiple rulings on outstanding cases concerning players.

The Player Status Committee has ruled in favour of Bertha Kashinga who was seeking a move to a different club as a professional football player. 

The Player’s Status and Transfer Committee ruled that Kashinga, was free to join a professional club of her choice after winning her case against ZISD Women FC who were hindering the movement of the player to a professional club of her choice as an amateur.

The committee also ruled that Priscilla Namwiinga was granted her right to leave Elite Ladies and join a club of her choice.

In the case of Joseph Chewe versus Indeni where the player reported the club for unfair termination of employment, the Player’s Status Committee ruled that they could not adjudicate on the matter as the player had already taken the matter to an ordinary court of law which abrogated the FAZ and FIFA statutes.

The committee directed the player’s representative to advise its client of the infringement of the FAZ constitution in reference to Article 6l and 62 of the FAZ Constitution.

In the case of Paul Banda versus Forest Rangers the committee threw out the claim for gratuity by the player from Forest Rangers where he was engaged on loan from Power Dynamos.

Forest Rangers were found not guilty of failure to meet its financial obligations as the player negotiated a separate deal after the club-to-club arrangement was finalised. The said loan deal had no provision for gratuity.

In the case of Mike Banda who invoked action against Lumwana Radiants for unfair termination, the committee ordered the club to compensate the player for the remainder of the contract that was prematurely terminated. The player received neither warning nor notice prior to termination of the contract. 

In its ruling, the committee ruled that the demanded K230, 000 be awarded to the player covering the remaining period of the contract.

All parties have a right of appeal on the rulings by the committee.

FAZ general secretary Reuben Kamanga has paid tribute to the committee for making sure that cases are cleared within time.

“The committee deserves commendation for making sure that cases that border on players and coaches are cleared within time. This is the standard we want to uphold for all our judicial bodies,” says Kamanga. 

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