THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has broken its silence over the escalating dispute involving Copper Queens head coach Nora Häuptle, describing some of her demands as “unreasonable” after the Swiss trainer reported the association to FIFA. Speaking during a press briefing held at Football House, FAZ Head of Media and Communications Nkweto Tembwe said the association had been compelled to respond publicly following growing speculation surrounding Hauptle’s contractual standoff with the association. Tembwe revealed that Häuptle had formally requested a restructuring of her contract, including a proposal to cut her salary by 50 percent to allow her to take up additional employment elsewhere while remaining head coach of the Copper Queens. He said the coach had also asked to...

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