FORMER Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) general secretary Adrian Kashala, who is now vying for the top job has threatened that there will be no football in Zambia if he is blocked from contesting for the FAZ general election.
Kashala revealed that there are individuals within the association working behind the scenes to block his candidacy.
With only two months left before the association hits the polls, the former general secretary urged the National Sports Council (NSC) to take interest in the upcoming elections before he spills the beans on some individuals.
The former general secretary, who boasts of decades of experience in football administration argued that he is the most qualified candidate in the race.
“Whether people hate me, hate you, when it comes to organising football, as long as they have a skill they must be part of the game. You can’t be telling someone no you can’t go because you don’t talk to me it’s not about me it’s about the game.It’s not about an individual, we hear there a lot of things being done in the background but I think speaking for myself I have been an administrator from as far as 2002 and none in FAZ today has amassed the experience that I have amassed in terms of administration and I think some people were not even eligible.”
“I can assure you that there will be no football in Zambia and we are calling on National Sports Council to take interest because people are doing everything in the background trying to bar others and people are aware,” he said.
He added that those scheming “evil plans”against him must let him fail on the ballot instead of barring him before contesting.
He further accused FAZ of sidelining some players from participating in some games.
“How can you bar someone. How can you bar someone who is running football at the highest level in the country because he doesn’t affiliate to the club. He just need to have a club to back him up. If it means Zambia not having football, we will do that because we are not going to allow an individual dictate what it is and you can’t be making rules when the tournament is already at play,” stated Kashala.
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, November 29, 2024
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