Local coaches capable – Janza

MUKWIMA CHILALA writes 

FORMER Chipolopolo coach, Honor Janza, says people should not demean local coaches because they are qualified enough to tutor the nation team.

The former national team coach told the Sun in an interview that local coaches should never be insulted because they were highly qualified to head the national team.

He was reacting to the recent statement by FAZ president, Andrew Kamanga, when he featured on the MTN organized soccer show, that the association would hire an expatriate coach because the Zambian coaches where ill qualified for the job.

The FAZ is in the process of recruiting a coach for the nation team to replace Sven Vanderbraok.

Janza, who shared his profile, said that his record as both U20 and senior national team coach, was evidence enough to disqualified Kamanga’s notion that the local coaches were ill qualified to be hired as Chipolopolo coach.

Coach Janza Profile
 

1. U20 COSAFA winner-2009
2. AFCON qualified Zambia as assistant to Bonnet – 2011
3. AFCON winner as assistant to Herve – 2012
4. AFCON qualified Zambia as assistant to Herve – 2013
5. AFCON qualified Zambia as head coach -2014 with a record of 6 games won 3, draw 2 and 1 lose away in Cape Verde. 
   Qualified with a game in hand. 
   Last coach to qualify Zambia to AFCON.
6. Officially open Heroes Stadium against Sudan, won 3-0.
7. Played 8 games at home, never lost any games on Zambian soil. 

Qualifying games

1. Zambia vs Mozambique: 0-0 draw
2. Zambia vs Cape Verde: 1-0 win
3. Zambia vs Niger: 3-0 win
4. Mozambique vs Zambia: 0-1 win
5. Niger vs Zambia: 0-0 draw
6. Cape Verde vs Zambia: 2-1 lose

Friendly games:

1. Zambia vs Sudan: 3-0 win
2. Zambia vs Rwanda: 2-0 win
3. Zambia vs Ivory Coast: 1-1 draw
4. Zambia vs Malawi: 3-0 win
5. Ethiopia vs Zambia: 0-1 win

Afcon games: 2015
1 Zambia vs Congo DRC: 1-1 draw

1. Tunisia vs Zambia: 2-1 lose
2. Cape Verde vs Zambia: 0-0