{"id":10048,"date":"2021-11-19T18:25:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T18:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/kamanga-responds-to-rb-comments"},"modified":"2021-11-20T19:24:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T19:24:49","slug":"kamanga-responds-to-rb-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/kamanga-responds-to-rb-comments","title":{"rendered":"Kamanga Responds To RB Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>FAZ President Andrew Kamanga has responded to former Zambia republican president and FAZ life member Rupiah Banda\u2019s sentiments about Football House in the aftermath of Chipolopolo\u2019s 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualification flop.<\/p>\n<p>RB, in an interview journalist Kennedy Gondwe after Zambia\u2019s 3-1 away loss to Tunisia on November 16, said Kamanga should take an introspection of their list of failures during his reign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing recent comments by former President Rupiah Banda on Zambian football in which he spoke about the senior national team\u2019s performance, his desire to see certain individuals involved in football decision-making and other aspects of the game, I will, in due course, out of respect to the former president, seek audience with him to exchange views on the matters he touched on,\u201d Kamanga said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to reiterate that I have only full admiration for him as a father figure, former President of the Republic, and former vice chairman FAZ, chairman of Zambian Soccer Fans in the seventies and he has personally on occasion been a source of advice and wise counsel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe executive committee of the Football Association of Zambia remains open to all advice and counsel from stakeholders who seek the betterment of Zambian football and continue to maintain an open-door policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. FAZ President Andrew Kamanga has responded to former Zambia republican president and FAZ life member Rupiah Banda\u2019s sentiments about Football House in the aftermath of Chipolopolo\u2019s 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualification flop. 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