The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has clarified that the new Toyota Landcruiser Prado worth $100,000 that was handed over to the association by Toyota Zambia Limited is not for the exclusive use by Serbian Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic but whoever is the Zambia National Team coach.
Questions on the Toyota deal with FAZ we’re raised after a joint Toyota and FAZ statement that stated that the vehicle donated to FAZ was for the “exclusive use” by the current Serbian Zambia National Team Coach Micho and the fact that the donation was being done by Toyota Zambia Chief Operating Officer Nenad Predrevac, believed to be a Serbian national.
Other soccer fans called on Toyota to instead donate a bus that could be used by the entire national team as opposed to targeting one person who in most cases is already allocated a personal vehicle, with expert coaches paid competitive US dollar packages.
FAZ Spokesperson Sydney Mungala told the Zambian Business Times – ZBT that according to the nature of the partnership, the car is attached to the office and not the person or current holder, so in an event that Micho’s contract is terminated, any person who will take up the position of national coach will use the car.
Mungala said the motor vehicle is exclusively meant for use by the national team coach as he carries out his day-to-day activities. He said the partnership between FAZ and Toyota Zambia Limited is ongoing and the association will be able to make more pronouncements on the partnership going forward.
The handover of the motor vehicle was preceded by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between FAZ President Andrew Kamanga and Toyota Zambia Chief Operating Officer Nenad Predrevac. The MOU copy and details have not yet been made public.
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