“Your reason may be because of what you are reading from the media or the press, but the truth of the matter must really come out, not just rumours.”
New Zealand Police said they were “made aware of an alleged incident” during the World Cup but after a preliminary inquiry decided “no further action needed to be taken”.
Despite the involvement of the police and FIFA, the Football Association of Zambia denied knowledge of any recent complaints from the players or its traveling delegation.
The organization said in a statement that it was “surprising for us to hear of such alleged misconduct by the coach”, adding that they demanded the “highest standards of integrity and transparency” from players and staff.
The Football Association also stated that all training sessions were filmed by its media team and FIFA crews, and that it had seen no evidence of any incidents.
It states that disciplinary action will be taken “upon receipt of an official complaint or submission of evidence”.