Following Racheal Kundananji’s $785,000 transfer from Madrid CFF to Bay FC and Barbra Banda’s $740,000 transfer from Shanghai Shengli to Orlando Pride, their former Zambian clubs will receive solidarity contributions from the total transfer fees.
According to FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players in the October 2022 edition, “If a professional moves during the course of a contract, 5% of any compensation paid within the scope of this transfer, excluding training compensation paid to his former club, shall be deducted from the total amount of this compensation and distributed by the new club as a solidarity contribution to the club(s) involved in his/her training and education over the years.”
The clubs in which the players were registered between the ages of 12 and 23 will share the 5% solidarity contribution.
To calculate the amount of the solidarity contribution for each club, it will be in accordance with the player’s career history as provided in the player’s passport.
For Kundananji, the 5% of her transfer fee is $39,250, meaning that Indeni Roses is supposed to receive 10% of that amount, which is $3,925 while it’s unclear how long she spent at Konkola Queens, where she began her career, or whether she was registered with the Football Association of Zambia before moving to Ndola.
Biik Kazygurt and SD Eibar will also receive a 10% share of the 5% transfer fee, as Kundananji was under the age of 23 when she played for the two clubs.
Similarly, Banda’s former clubs, Green Buffaloes and Logroño in Spain, where she played for over one year before turning 23, will receive a 10% share of $37,000, which is $3,700 each.
Banda also played for BUSA before joining Bufalloes. But it is unclear whether she was registered with FAZ while at the Lusaka-based club.
When are the clubs supposed to receive the solidarity contribution?
FIFA requires the new club to pay a solidarity contribution to the training club(s) within 30 days of the player’s registration, or 30 days after any contingent payments are made.
FIFA also says an association, which in this case is FAZ, is entitled to receive the proportion of the solidarity contribution, which in principle would be due to one of its affiliated clubs, if it can provide evidence that the club in question, which was involved in the professional’s training and education, has in the meantime ceased to participate in organized football and/or no longer exists due to, in particular, bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, or loss of affiliation. “This solidarity contribution will be used to support youth football development programmes in the relevant association(s),” reads the FIFA regulations.
If clubs fail to comply with the aforementioned obligations, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may impose disciplinary measures.
Meanwhile, sources at Indeni Roses confirmed to BolaNews on Tuesday that the club is working with FAZ to get their share of the solidarity contribution.
“The club is aware and working with FAZ to get its share. I believe it will go a long way in helping Zambian clubs identify more talents that will become superstars like Kundananji,” the source said.
