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Chipolopolo-Zimbabwe Friendly Hits Snag ‘Ndola Stadium mgt demand K200 million From FAZ for using the newly built structure’
Plans to host the next week’s international friendly match involving Zambia and Zimbabwe at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium have hit a snag with the management of the facility demanding K200 million for using the newly built structure.
FAZ communications officer Erick Mwanza said the association would be forced to shift the venue of the match if the venue proved beyond the association’s reach.
The match that is scheduled to test the venue’s ability to host evening matches is set for August 8.
“When we take a game to any venue, we look at different factors. One of the factors of course is the economics of a particular match. This
(Zambia/Zimbabwe friendly) is not an A international match and when a match is not an A international it means the commercial value or viability of that game is much lower. It is reduced,” Mwanza said.
“I’m reluctant to comment on the figures right now because they are still at administrative process.
If by any means we look at the cost of hire for the stadium that it will not make economic sense for us then we shift the venue. We pay every stadium we go to.”
Gate charges for the low key friendly have been pegged at K10 000 for the upper deck, K20 000 for the lower deck and K100 thousand for the VIP section.
Posted by
sikalumbi
August 2, 2012 at 6:00 pm
This is good Management go ahead, good job.
Mtola Nkhani
August 2, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Ni business. Thst how it works.
Pombwe Mwasimu
August 2, 2012 at 8:01 pm
The idea of paying for using the newly constructed stadium is okey, in the sense that, standards should be maintained, if standards go down then we know who to ask, but the money that the management is asking is just too huge, paying should be a must but revisit your asking price. We appreciate and we know,there are lot of bills to be settled. We should not dictate but humbly beg.
jay jay
August 2, 2012 at 8:29 pm
How much ia zesco payingg for using de same facility
the viper
August 2, 2012 at 10:09 pm
its okey go ahead its business but its only that the sum of money u request is just too huge once you achieve better
kakolwe
August 2, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Eh. ehe eh! Ba FAZ, Its not your A game but its still our A+ Stadium! Kabiyeni uko if you can’t afford.
Wanu Ngwee
August 3, 2012 at 12:12 am
Why akaso so Ba FAZ? This is how you ran down all our other stadia – wanting things for free so that you’re the only ones to make money. No ways! In any business you can only make money by spending money! Good job Ba Ndola stadium.
Bric Brac
August 3, 2012 at 1:39 am
Is Zesco is on pre paid at K200 million per game?!!!! Be serious, we have always craved for a national stadium for international matches, now you want us to have a ” White Elephant”. As much as FAZ should pay for the facility, hiring charges should be realistic!!!!
zimandola
August 3, 2012 at 3:48 am
Gate takings from the last Zambia-Ghana match reached kwacha 300billion. FAZ got nearly all the money. The stadium is a big facility that has maintenance costs to keep high standards. Ba FAZ lipilenifye….
tripoli
August 3, 2012 at 8:44 am
WE NEEED MONEY TO PAY THE WORKERS AND MAINTAIN THE FACILITY IWE KALU FUMYA MONEY IWE KOLWE.
Stadium Manager
August 3, 2012 at 8:51 am
Eric just pay I need to pay the workers the new salaries as per goverment policy on the minimum wage
FUTURE PRESIDENT-ZAMBIA
August 3, 2012 at 9:27 am
ZESCO should not use this stadium daily it will be damaged lets kip the only one we have well.
Chipolopolo 4lyf
August 3, 2012 at 2:16 pm
FAZ + AKASO = NO DEVELOPMENT
Nemwine
August 3, 2012 at 2:20 pm
I conquer with all of you bafikamba,FAZ must pay emukwaiye.
PONDA MATIKI
August 3, 2012 at 3:41 pm
FAZ GO AND PLAY IN NKOLOMA STADIUM,LET THAT CALLED MWANAWASA STADIUM BE.
NEVER FAZ PLAY IN THAT STDIUM,LEAVE THEM
TUZA ONA WA MENE BA NAMANGILA
skill
August 5, 2012 at 7:49 am
BA STADIUM MANAGEMENT YOU ARE VERY FOOLISH. ALL THAT MONEY FOR WHAT??????????? GO TO HELL WITH YOUR STADIUM! ATASE.