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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>AFRICA Cup winning players have sharply reacted to claims by former FAZ president Boniface Mwamelo that they were paid from the AfCON prize money challenging him to produce evidence of bank transfers to each player\u2019s account since they received none.<\/p>\n

On the 10th anniversary marked on February 12 since Zambia famously beat a start-studded Didier Drogba led Cote d\u2019Ivoire side 8-7 on penalties to lift the trophy for the first time in the country\u2019s<\/p>\n

history, captain of the that triumphant side Christopher Katongo revealed that team members were never paid anything from the prize money by the previous FAZ executive which has evoked a lot of debate among stakeholders.<\/p>\n

But Mwamelo, who was vice-president then, in a recent interview rebutted Katongo\u2019s claims saying players were paid even though he could not remember how much it was which the aggrieved players vehemently deny.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players were paid, the prize money came after we had comeback. So what we did was we got their bank details, the money from the prize<\/p>\n

money was given [to the players] via bank transfers\u201d Mwamelo added: \u201cThey got the money, that I am confirming. It is only that these guys at FAZ they have got the records but you know it has<\/p>\n

been 10 years so I can\u2019t say off the how much it was but they got the money.\u201d But goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene, who plays for African giants Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa, called this reporter yesterday and gave an<\/p>\n

unsolicited interview where he challenged Mwamelo to produce proof of payment and wondered how a whole vice-president can fail to tell how much they paid players but still claim that they were paid.<\/p>\n

Mweene reiterated Katongo\u2019s statement that the only money players received during the AfCON were winning bonuses and daily allowances from the government and nothing from the prize money as Mwamelo claimed.<\/p>\n

He also said it was an insult for anyone to suggest that the former players were being pushed by people with an agenda saying they were old enough to be conned by anyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only money we got is winning bonuses and daily allowances straight from government and this money was being paid cash by the government accountant, and we were signing. The record is there. We did not receive anything from FAZ,\u201d Mweene said with emphasis.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they should not make us look like we are broke. We are suffering that is why we are talking about this. Some of us are still playing football, most of our colleagues are now coaches \u2013 they are working. We just want to set the record straight that we did not<\/p>\n

receive any money from FAZ. And it is an insult to suggest that we are being pushed. That we have an agenda, being pushed by who? We wanted to know and we still want to know which player received money from FAZ. We are old enough. We have a group as players, we have discussed<\/p>\n

this. No one can push us. Banks keep records. Let them go to the bank and get a print out to show which player got the prize money from FAZ.\u201d He challenged Mwamelo to tell people the truth saying he was holding a senior position not know the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can expose our bank details. We received daily allowances and winning bonuses from government yes. It\u2019s disrespectful for him to say<\/p>\n

we have been paid when we received nothing. He says he doesn\u2019t know the amounts, how can a vice-president of the association not know? Since he spoke publicly that were paid, let him produce the bank details. How can he fail to know the amounts but he says he paid us?\u201d wondered Mweene.<\/p>\n

The multiple club and country champion refused to talk about pledges that were made to the team saying it was up to companies that pledged to confirm if they fulfilled their pledges to FAZ or not.<\/p>\n

And Congolese based Rainford Kalaba when contacted disclosed that the only money the players received upon their return to Zambia was the remaining winning bonus from the Cote d\u2019Ivoire game which was paid to them by a government accountant at Pamodzi Hotel after the trophy parade ceremony in the showgrounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only money we got I remember pa Pamodzi ni winning bonus iyaba Ivory Coast that\u2019s all. Let him produce evidence of who got rewarded from the prize money. We can\u2019t just wake up today<\/p>\n

and start talking about this. We have been quiet for 10 years just because of the respect we have for the government thinking promises will be fulfilled but then we said okay this 10th anniversary let\u2019s remind these people. What have we gained? It\u2019s lack of respect to say we have been paid when we haven\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t just talk, produce evidence that you paid us. Government yes paid us bonuses and allowances. That\u2019s the only thing we benefited and people used to build houses not the prize money. So if government didn\u2019t pay, we could have come out of the tournament with nothing. Tekulandafye (don\u2019t just speak) give the media proof.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kalaba also suggested that the current national team was not doing well because spiritually people [former players] harboured complaints in their hearts about unfulfilled promises.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must be together in spirit that our team must win not where others are not happy,\u201d he said adding that Zambia was for every Zambian.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026you promise a child that I will buy you a car when you pass but 10 years goes and a child is not reminding you. You have to get worried as a parent,\u201d Kalaba said.<\/p>\n

He also said the pledge by former local government minister Nkandu Luo to give them houses for their triumph had not been fulfilled to date. Isaac Chansa, who is now coach at City of Lusaka, declined to talk about the issue because he and colleagues were still discussing the next collective action.<\/p>\n

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