GOING FORWARD WITH MAITE

 By Percy Mwale

05/06/2024

Now that the celebrations have died down, whats next?

It is very clear and in public domain that Mufulira Wanderers FC under President George Katongo has stabilised the team. And its also very clear that the outgoing CEO Ben Chifita has been hands-on in achieving this.

For as long we go a notch higher in our planning and excution, the ZSL title is the limit!

In trying to 'Make Maite Again', here are MY thoughts and not represent the MWFC Supporters Society or any other individual or group:

1. The Club Board MUST be reconstituted. There are a number of 'good for nothing' Board Members that do not deserve to be any near this legendary club. People that do not even qualify to run a komboni soccer academy. Mopani should cast the net wider and only appoint people that will help spur the club. The Board must be representative!

2. Sub Committees should be encouraged to help widen the pool from which to fish all manner or resources. There are many football lovers from various sectors that would love to contribute to the club and Sub Committees can give them that platform. This should not be restricted to Mufulira based people.

3. Club management should for once be objectve. Hiring of staff must not be conducted like its an initiation into a secret society whereas we just see new faces at the club without publicity of why or when an individual was hired. And this should be demonstrated in how the new CEO will be hired. Current staff must be reshuffled, redeployed and some can be retired in club interest as they have outlived their usefulness to the club.

4. Board operations should be limited to providing an oversight to management. I have regretably observed that at present, some individual Board members behave like full time employees at the club. And interactions between Board members and management staff must be streamlined.

5.  Cost effectiveness at the club is key. I have again observed that there is some form of extravagance in spendng club resources. Why five (05) Board Members and five (05) management staff travel on one trip to Lusaka, Choma or Mazabuka and incur unnecessary lodging costs and meals? God knows what other benefits come on these trips!

7. The coaching department must be engaged and be given proper KPIs. Coaches must first of all be hired on merit and this trickle down to how players will be recruited. No deadwood or training partners kwati ni ku boxing. Interference from the Board and Management must be avoided at all costs. To cap this, the club needs an experienced and competent person to head the Technical Committee.

In trying to do better, a proper evaluation must be undertaken by employing proper SWOT analysis. Board and management structures, general operations, financial systems, stakeholder engagements, sponsorship deals, etc must all be reviewed for the betterment of Maite.

And by the way, the planned meeting to be held at Eagle Motel this Saturday should be an objective one and not meant to endorse selfish motives.

See you in the 2024/25 Season!