Monday, June 15, 2026

UK ‘Observer’ not part of Chipolopolo technical bench

The Chipolopolo Boys are expected to intensify training this week before shifting base to Johannesburg on Friday ahead of the Rwanda CHAN tournament which kicks off on 16th January, 2016.

While all eyes have been on assistant coach Irfan Kawri, there will be speculation on another British observer who has been part of the Chipolopolo set up.

The ‘British Observer’, dressed in a Chipolopolo training kit arrived in the country with Kawri from the UK last Thursday.

He has just been observing from the bench and hasn’t been hands on like Kawri.

While FAZ has been tight lipped, it is believed the ‘Observer’ is in Zambia in his personal capacity.

He has attended all Chipolopolo training sessions since Irfan Kawri arrived but has stuck to the bench just observing
He has attended all Chipolopolo training sessions since Irfan Kawri arrived but has stuck to the bench just observing

“When claudio Renieri was out of work, he went to Germany and observed Dortmund s training sessions under Jurgen Klopp.

“Most Europeans do that and seems like its the same arrangement with this guy.

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26 Comments

  1. zamfoot dig who is this man find out fro yo sources. Am pretty sure zesco they want their man, so faz is looking 4 plan b in case of load shading

    • Could Someone please give us the name of ‘the observer’. …just want to get to the bottom of this appointment since we never saw it coming.

  2. Secrets secrets and more secrets when did Zambia last advertise Chipolopolo senior team coaching position? Next we will be told no he is just helping, later on our UK coach says this and that. This has Kalusha Bwalya written all over, its his hallmark – very personal like we dont deserve to be told facts so that even us football fans get dig more about him… or just advertise, thats more like it to give other coaches globally equal chances and pick on merit.

  3. Maybe he was born in Zambia or his father or his granpa or whatever and he wants to to help in some way he can let as also just sit back and observe just like he is doing. kalu the boss is very secretive just about everything,far now is personal to order.

  4. Ama allowances for observers and attachés is always there but ama zale for shipolopolo ati no money in Faz cofers, how do we inprove if we do not participate.

  5. You will never know everything. Some things are meant to be that way.Zambians must learn to think and see positivity from gloom looking situations.

  6. zesco wants their coach lwandamina…so this is just a back up plan by kalu.those who are saying they should just advertise for the coaching job
    ..do we have the money to pay the well established coach??

  7. Kalu,s dirty dealings have gone unpunished for too long and he has developed a false sense of permanence; more like a bitching housewife, they get worse and when caught in the act they plead “MUKWAI NSHISHIBE IFYO NACHILACHITA forgive me”! This will also be Kalu’s end! He is playing GOD with the FAZ.

  8. Why camp in South Africa instead of going to one of the East African countries? Surely camping in SA gives Kalu some side kicks since the wife is responsible in taking care of the team when they camp in SA.

  9. I want to agree with the fellow blogers who said Zesco want their coach. Lwandamina is paid by Zesco and Zesco has a crucial assignment I’m sure they wouldn’t want to sacrifice their coach and Kalu is thinking ahead. The challenge is that the government doesn’t have cash to pay the coach so he has to talk to his friends who can accept to come with not so good conditions. Let’s wait and seem

  10. let us leave george 4 zesco, he is da only one who can deliver 4 them. Every coach will start fro somewhere, zidane is real coach 2de am thinkin if he came 2 zambia…….names he has no experience bra bra bra

  11. It is because that fat Indian dude is on ‘Work Experience’ and our national team are his Guinea Pigs! He is doing this to get his training badges. And for anyone who’s ever been a trainee out there, you need a supervisor, assessor or mentor to sign you off!

  12. The constitution has now past in to a law, the UK observe has duo citizenship,meaning he has 2 two passports from UK and Zambia.

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