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Soccer News of Monday, 20 February 2012

Source: Prince Dornu-Leiku

Ghana better be warned - Renard to stay with Zambia

*Renard rejects $100,000 Saudi deal for Zambia*

The Black Stars and Ghana better be warned because newly crowned African champions Zambia are staying together for the foreseeable future.

Zambia play against Ghana, Sudan and Lesotho in Africa’s 2014 FIFA World penultimate qualifying phase beginning June this year and their coach Herve Renard has expressed the desire stay with the Chipolopolo.

“If Zambia will keep me, I will stay,” Said Renard on Superport’s Soccer Africa programme amid revealing that Saudi Arabia had made him a $100,000 a month offer.

Zambia FA President Kalusha Bwalya who was also on the programme, responded with a promise that the country’s Sports Ministry have already agreed a 3-year contract for the coach till 2014.

“That is final so Herve Renard is going nowhere,” Kalusha, a former Zambia captain and coach affirmed.