. Nyirenda

By SANDRA MWILA –
NATIONAL team coach Wedson Nyirenda has dared his employers, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), to fire him if they can, giving credence to social media reports that he had quit on April Fools’ Day.
According to a letter circulating at Football House and obtained by the Times Sports, Nyirenda has indicated he would not appear before the Technical Committee which was called to review his performance.
In the letters, Nyirenda is asking FAZ to do as they wished and that the Technical Committee meeting scheduled for this week was unnecessary.
The letter forwarded to all FAZ Executive Committee members and other secretariat staff stated he was tired of being looked down upon by FAZ and was ready for any action as long as they paid him.
Nyirenda said that it was clear that FAZ did not want him at the helm of the Chipolopolo and that it would be better if they just terminated his contract in order for him find something else to do.
“The past week, I have been wanting to meet you (FAZ President Andrew Kamanga) but it has not been possible due to circumstances. I want to make it clear that from inception, I was not wanted. It has been so evident in the way my office and person has been disrespected,” Nyirenda said.
Nyirenda said he had stomached so much yet worked so hard to build a team but has not been appreciated.
“It’s like your executive has made up their mind to fire me. The media statements being attributed to the FAZ makes it clear that I am not wanted. The best to do is you (FAZ) terminate my contract and settle me so that I find something else to do,” Nyirenda said.
Nyirenda said that there was no need for a Technical Committee meeting to review his position stating that the executive had already made up its mind.
“I don’t think there is need for technical review when you have already judged and made up your minds. You would be doing me a great favour if you terminated my contract. I have been injured for so long now and I am only human. We cannot go on pretending,” Nyirenda said.
Nyirenda was confirmed Chipolopolo coach last year in January after initially coming in as an assistant coach.
Prior to Nyirenda’s engagement, FAZ had interviewed a number of expatriate coaches but the idea fell off after Government indicated they had no money for an expatriate coach.