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In the first half of 2006, Bwalya resigned from his position as the Zambia coach but having served as vice president of the Football Association of Zambia until 2008, he was voted in to be president as of 2008. This was as a result of pressure from members of the Football Association of Zambia as well as the media. On 23 February 2008, he was elected into the CAF Executive Committee. | In the first half of 2006, Bwalya resigned from his position as the Zambia coach but having served as vice president of the Football Association of Zambia until 2008, he was voted in to be president as of 2008. This was as a result of pressure from members of the Football Association of Zambia as well as the media. On 23 February 2008, he was elected into the CAF Executive Committee. | ||
In August 2018, the world soccer governing body FIFA banned Kalusha for two years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level. The FIFA adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee banned Kalusha, who was then a member of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for two years after concluding its investigations that were instituted on 28 February 2017. The adjudicatory chamber found Kalusha guilty of having violated article 16 (Confidentiality) and article 20 (Offering and accepting gifts and other benefits) of the FIFA Code of Ethics. He was further fined CHF 100,000 (ZMW 1,012,850).<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/08/10/fifa-bans-kalusha-bwalya-for-two-years-over-for-receiving-a-bribe/ FIFA bans Kalusha Bwalya for two years for receiving a bribe], 10 August 2018, [[Lusaka Times]]</ref> | |||
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