At the start of Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand soon, a massive scandal involved the choice of Zambia, Spain’s rival in the group stage of the upcoming one World Cup 2023. The coach of the African team, Bruce Mwape, has been accused of alleged sexual misconduct, as reported by British media ‘The Guardian’.
FIFA is aware of this matter several months and the investigation is expected to continue. Too much Mwape As the Under-17 manager Kaluba Kangwa They were accused in an investigation that began in September 2022 and referred to the world’s highest soccer body.
“If he (Mwape) wants to be with someone, you have to say yes. It’s normal for the coach to sleep with the players of our team”, assured a Zambia national team player which he declared under anonymity in an interview with ‘The Guardian’.
In addition, another person, who is close to the national team, stated in the said medium that they received threats, but not from the coach himself. “They were threatened with punitive action if they dare say anything. The Federation (of Zambia) turned a blind eye because the women had a good result. This is his way of showing the public and the authorities success and a good image, although it is very ugly,” he added.
For his part, the Association of Football of Zambia (FAZ) He assured that “although we have no record of official complaints from anyone about the accusations, we consider them very serious and we have opened an investigation into the matter,” said the federation’s general secretary, Adrian Wedding, this is a statement. He added that “we will liaise with the Zambia Police Service and other relevant stakeholders to address the matter.”
FAZ Chairman Andrew Kamanga said in October 2022 that the investigation had been referred to the police in his country and the FIFA to ensure they are not accused of “partisanship. We prefer that an independent body like FIFA, which has the ability to do so, can handle inquiries.”
Bruce Mwape was appointed in May 2018 and assisted Zambia to qualify for World Cup for the first time in its history. The African team will meet in Group C against Spain (July 26), Costa Rica (July 21) and Japanese (July 31), in a competition that starts on July 20 and ends on August 20.
Finally, remember that The Zambian women’s team beat Germany 2-3 at home on Friday in a friendly match with a crazy ending where the Germans, who will also be in world (Group H), rallied from a 0-2 deficit in extra time to lose to the Africans in the 103rd minute, thanks to a goal from Barbara band, author of a doublet. The Madrid CFF forward also scored for Zambia Racheal Kudananji.
Source: La Verdad
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