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GOVERNMENT To Assist FAZ With RENARD’s US$25,000 Salary Per Month
GOVERNMENT on Monday 12/19 agreed to help FAZ meet Herve Renard’s salary.
This is following a tripartite meeting held at the Ministry of Sport in Lusaka.
The meeting was attended by FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya and his general secretary George Kasenegle.
Also in attendance was National Sports Council of Zambia general secretary Rogers Chipili and sports council spokesperson Smart Mwitwa including other high ranking NSCZ committee members.
Sports minister Fackson Shamenda said they will study FAZ’s proposed US$ 25,000 monthly pay for the Frenchman.
“Whatever the amount in the contract Government will find a way of helping to pay,” Shamenda said at the end of the two hour meeting.
However, Shamenda warned FAZ that Football House must improve on its human resource management.
“As Government we will help to pay for the coach but in future there is need for consultations before hiring and firing,” the minister said.
Renard begun his second stint as Zambia coach in October when he was handed on a 12 month deal.
He replaces Italian Dario Bonetti who was fired on October 10 just two days after guiding Zambia to the 2012 Africa Cup tournament.
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tuNYENGEko.com
December 20, 2011 at 6:00 am
The Hai Hai party should also improve on their Human Resource Management.You can’t have a party with 99% Buntustan personel runin errythin..look 4 other brains or better still marrying from the Kolwestan families to increase the probality of havin a Hai Hai president…..
nakferd
December 20, 2011 at 7:09 am
This is disturbing,kalusha and his friends boasted that they alone at faz know how they pay the coach and every financial expences.they said the minister was not in order to criticise the faz running and today they have gone back to government.let them source for this money and not use our tax payers for their idiotic,pathetic,ridiculos moves.
MJ
December 20, 2011 at 7:25 am
Ba Tunyengeko.com naimwe. We ‘re fed up with this tribal sentiment.
Is there a connection between what you have written and the Football issue.
Write something sensible and developmental. Don’t just yap anyhow.
Naijaboy
December 20, 2011 at 7:36 am
Way to go shamenda!
zek zek
December 20, 2011 at 7:44 am
Why are they giving him $25,000. Herve made it clear that his salary is just K10,000,000. Who is going to get the balance. Is it Kalu?
jeff
December 20, 2011 at 7:50 am
The coach is good but the players chibuku too much . U can see all the important friendlies they lost except the fluke in india
Aba Bola
December 20, 2011 at 7:55 am
We knew this was coming. HR is getting US$5000 Kalu and Kasengele are geting US$15000 and US$5000 respectively cos this is the major reason DB was fired becoz Kalu was not given a share in the salary of DB. Tax payers money is what govt is using. is the reason of keeping tax at such high percentages? someone is an IDT, a TEE,a CHIII
Vladmir
December 20, 2011 at 8:30 am
Its time Zambia starts being realistic, $25,000/month is a lot of money to pay a coach(let no fool should try to compare with other econ stable nations!). Time to build our own local coaches (who can live well on say K15m)! After all, the performance would stil be the same or beta since we can’t be worse than this!
Wren
December 20, 2011 at 9:08 am
If the rate of exchange kwacha per dollar is K5,000/$1, then Renard is worth K125, 000,000 monthly. Is this fair mwebantu. Why all this money just on an individual? Are we really caring for the poor? FAZ if you employed a local coach do you think you could even be paying him or her K80, 000, 000? Let us be serious in the manner we use tax payers money. This money plus whatever his assistants get and technical bench including Kalu and his FAZ we’re talking of billions which we can use to improve the lives of those who are less fortunate than we! I am really annoyed with this development. The money is too much. Our people in most companies and industries are struggling to get even ends meet getting only peanuts then we’re even busy boasting about hom much this coach of yours is getting! Average salary for most zambians is K500, 000 monthly. How many workers can Renard pay with all that money? We’re talking of 250 workers. Is there anything that Renard will achieve that the likes of Phiri, Lwandamina, Msiska, Nyirenda, etc, cannot achieve! Wait and see next month. I am not wishing our National team bad luck but facts are on the ground. Which players will be able to mark or pass through the likes Drogba, Kalou, Yaya, Kolo, Gervinho? Talk of Ghana! It will be terrible! Luck we are not meeting these teams in the group stages al else it could have been all humiliation. Now why spend all this cash on something that only brings us sadness?When the team comes back from AFCON let’s please look for long term measures not this absurdity of hiring and firing. We let a local coach be in charge even for the next ten to fifteen years and you will see wonders!
Teti chibefyo
December 20, 2011 at 9:24 am
@Viadmir
u ryt we
av alot
coachez
in zed
who
cn asist
our
team 2go
4wad. The
faz shud
try
to empower
thez
coachez.
wen wil
zed
grow 2 strt
dpendn
on itslf?
More money
in
zambins’
pocket
n’ nt in
foreners’
pockets. Thats wat our
president
said.
wren,i share common knowledge with u.big ups man
December 20, 2011 at 9:35 am
nakferd
Air Mukwai
December 20, 2011 at 9:44 am
kalu only consults the gvt when pressure mounts on him.
Sherel
December 20, 2011 at 9:53 am
Please lets b realistic,y n’t local bcoz th same herve R wil n’t invest n our country.kalu has faild us
Air Mukwai
December 20, 2011 at 10:02 am
THE State has seized properties worth billions of Kwacha, including a hotel in neighbouring Malawi and some apartments in Tanzania allegedly belonging to former first lady Thandiwe Banda.
This comes in the wake of the on-going probe into suspected plunder of national resources by some former leaders in the MMD administration.
Sources told the Times of Zambia in Lusaka yesterday that the luxurious apartments linked to Mpundu Trust Limited in Lusaka and other properties within the country were also lined up for seizure from the embattled first family which has been under investigations over allegations of acquisition of property using public funds.
if it was proved that the properties were properly acquired after the investigations, they would be handed back
Impeccable sources said investigative wings had seized a hotel in Malawi and some flats in Tanzania allegedly linked to Mrs Banda.
“The Mpundu Trust flats in Lusaka have also been seized. This is part of the on-going investigations into suspicions that the former first family could have acquired property using public funds.
“The probe on allegations of using public funds to acquire personal properties by the former first family has intensified. And it’s not only them that are being investigated. Anyone who is suspected to be involved in corruption will be investigated,” the sources said.
They said if it was proved that the properties were properly acquired after the investigations, they would be handed back to the owners.
“But if the opposite is discovered, then the law will take its course against the culprits.”
The source said the Government investigative wings were working in liaison with authorities in the host governments for properties suspected to have been plundered and were outside Zambia’s jurisdiction.
Inspector General of Police, Martin Malama remained mute on the matter.
Former president, Rupiah Banda’s administrative secretary, Mikatazo Wakumelo expressed ignorance over the development.
President Michael Sata recently instructed law enforcement agencies to investigate how a private bank account belonging to Mpundu Trust Limited held a colossal sum of US$ 1 million.
The president gave the directive in the wake of revelations that Mpundu Trust had unexplained funds in one of the commercial banks in the country.
On the basis of the colossal amounts involved, the president felt that it would only be fair and prudent for the Drug Enforcement Commission, in liaison with other law enforcement agencies, to investigate the matter.
Recent media reports revealed that Mpundu Trust was linked to the former president, Mr Banda.
Mr Sata said the decision to probe Mpundu Trust Limited was without malice or ill-motive but to simply set the record straight.
He said the action was in line with the promise the Patriotic Front made to the people that accountability, transparency and fairness before the law would be the bedrock of his administration.
[Times of Zambia]
Great news
December 20, 2011 at 10:25 am
all those condeming $25000 pay to HR dont Know anything about football and are selffish leave us alone who know what football is all about, your poverty is not goverment problem but you who dont want to work hard and pray
Evance kay
December 20, 2011 at 10:28 am
If zambia national soccer team will not perform in the afcon,then it will be better for the government to ban the national team and concentrate on league matches atleast for 2years.Because that money the government is spending to pay coaches and other loggistics should go for the poor people,we have alot of things to do with that money,etc health,schools,roads.The guys are playful,too much beer,womanise,which can not support with the soccer,they can’t perform.
chakaka
December 20, 2011 at 10:39 am
This is too much money! It’s as if we have the guarantee to win Africa cup. Let’s build capacity in local coaches.
ati shin apo
December 20, 2011 at 10:42 am
the issue of changing coaches after a loss will never help our team in any way,the keep on been confused by each and every step takn nd dat salary is just to much da goverment should think twice…………any way wil see da out come of our new coache
Teleshi Kabemba
December 20, 2011 at 11:04 am
Bushe ZMK130,000,000.00 yakwa Herve Renard emuli fyonse?Car allowance,house rentals,fuel allowances and others.Fyonse ifyo nga tamuli ninshi talingile uku fola isho indalama at the expense of poor Zambians.Renard elyo ishile twaishibe ati ni physical trainer.Elyo apanga C.V pali ifwe alibutwike aya ku Angola.
If it is a salary direct payable to him then it is not fair enough.Nga takalete icikombe cha AFCON terminate the contract immediately.
Bonneti twali citile terminate contract after atutwala ku AFCON.Through out the Continent as Africa when are we going to learn.Everytime there is a big tournament you start firing your fellow people in preference to foreign coaches.Africa are we still being colonized with heavy chains that we have failed to take them out from our nakes.African football……………….yaba awi mwandini riding on a horse back.
Wanu Ngwee
December 20, 2011 at 11:20 am
Funny how inconsistent these FAZ fellows are, why did’nt they ask government to contribute 30% of US$25,000pm?
DAVID
December 20, 2011 at 11:48 am
Pipo its time we know hw FAZ operates,they have to publicise their financials=income and expenditure.
Nway they know wat will come out of Afcon if not…..HR will nt get out of the plane.
If i may ask, hw much one player gets……………………………………………………….pease lets look at that then the cup will land in the hands of Micheal.
HE Sata please make history boost the Chipolopolo.
nakferd
December 20, 2011 at 11:50 am
@Great news,how come your contribution opposess all? i wonder wheather you have a brain or its mamina in your head.its infact people like you who are making others suffer in the name of hard work and prayer.be practical because all what is in theory is ideal and no loss.reality falls under practical and not theory as you put it.cheap you.
mbonga
December 20, 2011 at 2:15 pm
how ****** you are ‘great news’,you are very foolish for luck of a worser term
mwansa kapeya on tuesday
December 20, 2011 at 3:30 pm
viva kalu viva chipololopolo viva renard – shame arm critics
hary
December 20, 2011 at 5:16 pm
imwe bafikala who owayz critisiz ba chipolopolo, r u truly zedians? Tel me any of thoz players who feachad in da angola game wil mak it in da first team @ da afcon. I wonda wetha u r nomal. Y cant u b lik mzansi who r owez bhind their team wenever it pefomz badly.
Politician
December 20, 2011 at 5:43 pm
$25,000 !!!!!! all that for just a footballer… Zambians u re crazy.
Wanu Ngwee
December 20, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Iwe Hary, we are very concious of what it costs an average Zambian to pay tax and cannot tolerate a poor performance. So, don’t tell us to accept mediocrity only because other countries do.
Wanu Ngwee
December 20, 2011 at 5:52 pm
“…poor performance..”
mbeba
December 20, 2011 at 6:58 pm
If government is able to find such huge sums of money to pay a foreigner can’t the same government look into the plight of TEACHERS, NURSES, DOCTORS etc. Is this what we voted for? PLEASE Bashamenda you know the problems the Zambian workers are facing. AND imwe fiUNION you are just plunderers, for how long is the WORKER going to suffer kanshi imwe? imagine$25000 just for one person per month and LOOK at a teachers Salary? for doing three quarters of what RENARD is doing and yet receives very little? BA MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA do something!
hary
December 20, 2011 at 9:59 pm
@GREAT NEWS. I agree wit u ma niggar. Wats a 25000? In futbal mmney toks buddy! Look at da likes of madrid n man city. Imwe bamambala U want 2engange a local coach en xploit him by giving him k2m. U once tryd patrik phiri en he was just standin on da touch line like a robot wen zam was down. Sory not in this life. Chipolopolo 4rever! Go zambia! go zambia!
Uko
December 23, 2011 at 11:20 am
$25K? Zambia please that’s too much money. Seriously you might force us to revel our real selves ka