Bruce Mwape: Zambia FA ‘surprised’ over misconduct claims against women’s team head coach
FIFA has confirmed it has opened an investigation into claims, first reported in The Guardian, that the manager rubbed his hands over the chest of one of the players days before Zambia’s Women’s World Cup win over Costa Rica.
Zambia’s football association has said it is “surprised” by misconduct claims made against women’s team head coach Bruce Mwape.
It comes after allegations, first reported by The Guardian, that the manager had rubbed his hands over the chest of one of the players days before Zambia’s Women’s World Cup win over Costa Rica.
FIFA confirmed to the newspaper that it had received a complaint and that it had opened an investigation.
However, The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) said in a statement that it had not received a complaint from “any of the players or officials” in its World Cup delegation.
“It has therefore come as a surprise for us to hear of such alleged misconduct by the coach as reported in the said online publication,” said FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga.
“Additionally, a FIFA film crew attached to the Zambian team at the World Cup was present at all training sessions.”
Mr Kamanga said that the FAZ “always demands unwavering ethical conduct of the players and officials on and off the field of play”.
“We therefore would not hesitate to take disciplinary measures and act on any misconduct once we are in receipt of an official complaint or when presented with evidence pertaining to an alleged incident,” he added.
