FAZ paid K6.3 million to terminate Grant’s contract, reports K20 million income from tournament qualifications

Zambia National Team coach Avram Grant. (Photo via FAZ media)

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) paid US$277,222.99 (approximately K6.3 million) to terminate former Chipolopolo coach Avram Grant’s contract, the association revealed during its reconvened annual general meeting (AGM) in Lusaka on Wednesday.

FAZ Head of Finance, Owen Buntele, said the settlement was funded through the FIFA Forward project.

The association also generated a total of US$870,000 (around K20 million) from qualifying for various tournaments this year, including US$500,000 from AFCON, US$200,000 from CHAN, US$100,000 from the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), US$50,000 from the U-20 men’s AFCON, and US$20,000 from U-17 AFCON.

However, FAZ incurred over K32 million in expenditure during the period under review. According to Buntele, the funds were spent on national team programmes, including the U-17 boys’ and girls’ World Cup campaigns, the CHAN tournament, the COSAFA Senior Women’s Championship, salaries for the senior women’s national team, and procurement of kits for all national teams.

Calvin Kaumba Chikenge December 4, 2025

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Calvin Kaumba Chikenge is an award-winning Zambian multimedia sports journalist well known for his exclusive stories and feature writing. He was voted 2023/24 MTN/FAZ Super League journalist of the year. In addition to reporting on sports for Spring TV, he interned for the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper. He is the current Ballon d'Or juror and has contributed to numerous international publications, including the Guardian in the UK, and is the editor of BolaNews.