Where is the firing squad from Zambia?

YES”, WE CAN, this has been the moto and the slogan of the Zambian football associations since KING Kalu has been at helm.
Now that Zambia has finally achieved what most of us knew there are capable of (read my preview of the tournament), many will claim to be proud Zambians(it is ok). But we should not forget, it is the same group of people who wanted King Kalu and his dream out of the office since day 1.
It takes time and courage to implement new things, it takes time and courage to stick on what you believe in and that is what King Kalu did.
Yes, the 23 players under the leadership of their super captain Christopher Katongo did their job in the field (an extra ordinary job), off the pitch, King Kalu & his team started their job over 5 years ago (transforming the Zambian Football Associations) under the firing squad of those who believed “they knew better”. Or they were better than King Kalu.

This trophy is the culmination of his effort.
On the day of the launch of “Jabulani” at the Capetown Convention Center during the final draw for the 2010 FIFA WC, King Kalu was given the responsibility by FIFA to speak to the international media when a Zambian journalist attacked King Kalu citing that “you must resign coz you are doing nothing for Zambian football”. (I was present as a witness) It was a physical affair.
(By the way, if you didn’t know, let me inform you,there isn’t a salary allocated to the president of football association, it is a voluntary position voted by the people), beside the love of his country, King Kalu didn’t have any other agenda for being the head of the FA in Zambia.
King Kalu is an executive member of CAF, voted.
King Kalu is a FIFA instructor, appointed
King Kalu is and was the FACE of African football & Ambassador of the 2010 FIFA Worldcup bid.

To achieve all that, King Kalu didn’t have to be the president of FA.

AFRICA! what lesson can the continent learn from Zambian’s success?
CIV played the final with a LOCAL coach, former CIV international player.

MY BEST MOMENT OF AFCON WAS MARKED WHEN THE ZAMBIAN NATIONAL TEAM COACH TOOK HIS MEDAL AND PUT IT ON KING KALU’S NECK (it was off camera but still visible, if you paid enough attention), he knows how hard King Kalu worked, his influence in the change room, his presence at the hotel & restaurants.

KING KALU, I SALUTE YOU, AFRICA SALUTE YOU.
WHERE is THE FIRING SQUAD? I humbly ask

By: Christopher L Bongo
(our guess blogger and a football analyst for SABC sport)