This is not what Lusaka Dynamos envisaged when they picked up the ABSA Cup a few weeks ago.
After losing to Green Eagles yesterday, LD coach Wedson Nyirenda accused referee Evans Mulenga of being biased against his team.
The complaint did not end there. He also accused some journalists of not reporting complaints from visiting coaches to Independence Stadium.
“I am very disappointed,” Nyirenda said. “This is a disgrace to Zambian football. Every time the referees are the same here at Eagles and I know some media here who have been given something just to come and write.
“Have you seen what has been happening? We were playing under pressure from the referee but when you go to write, for you it is just okay, they have just won fairly. It has to change. Football has to change in Zambia. I went out and I came back, things are just going bad.”
Nyirenda, who confronted both the match officials and commissioner after the game, singled out Mulenga as being extremely biased.
“We are not just complaining. [Chris] Kaunda (Zanaco coach) complained. Every other coach is complaining here. They have to change.
“My boys played well, they were frustrated. Look at the way he is flashing cards, as though they are our national registration cards.”
Eagles coach Aggrey Chiyangi, who refused to comment on Nyirenda’s claims
[Zambia Daily Mail]
