Andrew Ndanga Kamanga was born on 21 December 1966 and is a Zambian football administrator and current president of the Football Association of Zambia.
16 Facts About Andrew Kamanga
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Andrew Kamanga joined accounting firm Price Waterhouse after graduation in 1991 and briefly worked for Meridian BIAO Bank in 1994 before crossing over to auditing firm KPMG.
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In 2001 Andrew Kamanga established ENFIN Solutions, which operates as an energy and financial advisory firm and in 2007 he founded North Western Energy, a private power utility company involved in distribution of electricity to Lumwana Mine, parts of Solwezi and Kalumbila Mine in the North-Western Province of Zambia.
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Andrew Kamanga first served as Kabwe Warriors Committee Member from 2008 to 2010 after which he took over as Chairman.
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Andrew Kamanga then resigned his position three years later and served on the Power Dynamos FC executive from December 2013 to March 2015.
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Andrew Kamanga first attempted to ascend to the FAZ top post in 2010 when four members of the FAZ executive resigned and effectively dissolved the association's executive due to the inability to form a quorum.
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In line with the FAZ constitution an interim executive headed by Andrew Kamanga was voted into office by two thirds of the association's affiliates in a meeting held in Lusaka and Bwalya's executive held its own meeting the following day in Kabwe which garnered a two thirds majority and ratified the co-option of four new executive members.
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Early in 2015, Andrew Kamanga signaled his intention to stand as FAZ President and mounted a spirited campaign based on his SCORE theme which he espoused in his country-wide campaigns.
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Andrew Kamanga promised accountability, transparency and the intention to share part of the proceeds of FIFA's annual grant with FAZ affiliates.
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Andrew Kamanga pledged to introduce a league independent from the FAZ and to restore Zambia's football reputation.
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Andrew Kamanga called for a concerted effort from all stakeholders and stated that his administration would not practice retribution against Bwalya and other heroes but promised to uphold and promote the FAZ Constitution and FIFA regulations and most of all respect the law of the land.
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On 15 June 2016, Andrew Kamanga attended a Press Freedom Committee discussion in Lusaka and was asked about his relationship with his predecessor.
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Andrew Kamanga responded that it was "very bad," and went on to describe what had transpired three days previously.
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The link to the terrorist group provoked Andrew Kamanga into exchanging text messages with Chikumbi, telling him to keep what he termed as 'Kalusha Bwalya nonsense' to himself.
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When it was brought to his attention, Andrew Kamanga denied being the person in the video and stated that he and FAZ were not partisan.
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On 28 August 2016, Kamanga was at United Church of Zambia Saint Andrews Church in Lusaka for the reception of the Synod Bishop which Zambian President Edgar Lungu was in attendance, and when he attempted to greet Lungu, Kamanga was attacked by about ten Patriotic Front cadres, forcing him to run back into the church for safety.