The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has joined the rest of the football community in mourning the death of former Chipolopolo team manager, Lusekelo Kamwambi.

FAZ President Andrew Kamanga said that Kamwambi’s death is a loss to the football fraternity.

Kamanga stated that the association learnt of the death of Kamwambi, a former national team manager and football administrator with a sense of deep shock.  

”On behalf of my executive committee and the entire football family, I wish to convey my deepest condolences to the Kamwambi family,” Kamanga noted.

Kamwambi, who was team manager in 2012 when Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations died on Friday after an illness.

Kamwambi also served as under-23 team manager, with his long time association with Nkwiza Football Club, a notable fact in the game.

The funeral gathering for the deceased is at his residence in Lilayi, Lusaka.

This was contained in a statement issued to ZANIS by Communications Manager Sydney Mungala