Bwalya vacates FAZ presidency

Zambian football legend Kalusha Bwalya has vacated his position as president of the Zambian Football Association (FAZ).

According to reports, Bwalya has lost his position as Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president after being defeated by businessman Andrew Kamanga on votes.

Kamanga beat the legend by 163 to 156 votes in what many thought was an impossible task for the challenger.

Bwalya, who was named the 1988 African Footballer of the Year, first joined FAZ as vice president in 2004 before being elected president four years later.

Bwalya was in the office and served as association president for two terms, but he was gunning for a third term as boss of FAZ.

“I will not turn our soccer icon Kalusha Bwalya into a villain,” Kamanga said in his victory speech.

“This I promise but we’ll respect the laws of the land and those of football and reforms that have happened in world football and will not spare Zambia.”

Meanwhile, the legendary Bwalya also wished Kamanga success, saying football is all about winning and losing.

“Football is about winning and losing. I want Zambian football to win. All the best to FAZ and the new leadership,” Bwalya said via Twitter.

During his tenure as president, Bwalya helped Chipiopolopolo to successfully hoisting the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations trophy.