The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has confirmed that it has received an injunction today (Monday) from the Ndola High Court restraining the institution from holding its on-going provincial and national elections.

FAZ has since acknowledged receipt of the injunction and suspended the electoral process in respect of the High Court order.

“The Football Association of Zambia is scheduled to hold elections on Wednesday in Muchinga province but should the Court Order still halt the process the Association will notify FIFA about the development, ” read the statement in part.

The statement continued, “FAZ has so far held elections in Eastern, Western, North Western, Copperbelt, Luapula and Northern provinces.

“World governing body FIFA has guided FAZ on the electoral process from inception and on March 13, 2020 provided further guidance to FAZ on the electoral process.”

Banned FAZ official Damiano Mutale and a non-member Patson Lusaka applied to have elections halted through a High Court order.

A similar attempt was made last week in the Lusaka High Court to halt the elections but after the court granted an inter-parte hearing, the process was abandoned by the litigants.

The FAZ elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) is set for March 28, 2020 in Livingstone at Fairmount Hotel.

FIFA recently gave the Football Association of Zambia the green light to conduct it’s elections freely.

FIFA told FAZ to ignore the court injunction or face a ban if they don’t proceed with the March 28 elections.

Article 17 of the FIFA Regulations[2], provides that:

“Each member shall manage its affairs independently and with no influence from third parties.”

Third parties in football can therefore mean non-football bodies/persons who intervention in football matters; especially those who are not bound by FIFA Regulations.