FAZ AGM Cancelled
Football Association of Zambia (FAZ ) councilors arrived on late hot afternoon in Livingstone for Saturdays FAZ Annual General Meeting (AGM) by the time dusk set in the tourist capital , the elective convention was cancelled.
An injunction came through just after 17h30 and now the horde of councilors that mostly took the gruelling 9 hour drive from Lusaka for the AGM that the elective congress was postponed.
FAZ general secretary Reuben Kamanga said in a statement that two former FAZ executive committee members have filed an injunction.
“I can confirm that FAZ has been served with a court order from Lewis and Nathan Advocates representing Elijah Chileshe and Blackwell Siwale, so the order is to restrain FAZ from proceeding with the AGM,” Kamanga stated.
“FAZ has been left with no choice but to call off the AGM. In light of this development, members will be advised in due course of the next steps.”
If that wasn't enough, observers from the international football fraternity have arrived for the FAZ AGM.
"Earlier on Friday, world football governing body FIFA dispatched a delegation led by Deputy Chief Member Associations Officer Gelson Fernandes to observe the AGM. Fernandes was accompanied by FIFA Senior Member Associations’ Governance Manager Ahmed Harraz," the FAZ statement read.
" The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also sent high-level representatives, with Director of the Member Association Division Sarah Mukuna and Director of Legal Affairs Felix Majani in attendance.
"At the regional level, the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) has deployed its Executive Director Sue Destombes and COSAFA Vice President and Chairman of Competitions Timothy Shongwe, who arrived in Zambia on Friday afternoon."