Lusaka business mogul Andrew “AK47” Kamanga has ousted “King Kalu” Kalusha Bwalya as Football Association of Zambia President.
In a closely contested election held in the Zambian capital yesterday Kamanga polled 163 votes to Bwalya’s 156 with 4 votes spoilt.
Incumbent President Bwalya was hot favourite to get a third term as FAZ President going into the election before Kamanga put up a strong campaign in the last few days to win the hearts of hard to please Zambian football fans.
Kamanga’s win came amid claims of vote buying by the charismatic businessman.
However, the generality of Zambian football fans appear happy with the defeat of the much celebrated Zambian football icon Bwalya. The fans accused Bwalya for suddenly relaxing on the job and leading to a decline in the country’s football.
The fans claim that Bwalya needed a wake up call after doing very well in his first term and edged him “to contest the next election after learning not to take people for granted ” according to one fan Jimmy Mwanza.
Bwalya congratulated his long time nemesis and wished him well in his term as FAZ president.