Netball legend Mary Waya says she turned down a consultancy role with the Queens technical panel after being offered a daily allowance of K15 000.
Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) recently announced a Malawi National Netball Team squad led by expatriate consultant Debbie Fuller with Peace Chawinga -Kalua as head coach to begin phase two of preparations for the Commonwealth Games.
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But in an interview yesterday, Waya, who was part of the technical team in the first phase after being picked by Fuller, said they failed to agree on terms after being offered an eight-month contract.
She said: “I was told I would be engaged as a consultant, not on a full time or day-to-day contract, but as-and-when-needed basis.
“They told me they I would be getting K15 000 per day, which I felt was on the lower side considering that I am supposed to use my own funds for travel, food and accommodation to be reimbursed by NAM.
“I asked for at least K50 000.But when I checked the contract, I saw that it did not mention any amount which I would be getting. I felt that was not right.”
NAM general secretary Yamikani Kauma Khungwa in an interview confirmed the impasse, saying the parties failed to reach an agreement.
“Mary Waya didn’t sign. She wasn’t happy with some of the clauses,” she said.
A copy of the contract The Nation has seen shows that NAM did not specify an exact remuneration figure.
Instead, it stated that payment would follow the Malawi National Council of Sports policy.
The contract reads in part: ““All allowances and entitlements will be as approved and indicated by the Malawi National Council of Sports Allowances policy.
“[As] a specialist netball coach, you will assist in the development of specific skills, positional mastery, tactical execution and individual player performance enhancement.
“Your input will be delivered through short, intensive, coach-led skillset sessions and match-specific preparation.”
Waya’s key responsibilities also included plan and lead targeted skillset development sessions with players, including scheduled sessions in Lilongwe.
She was also expected to provide specialist input in areas such as shooting accuracy, defensive structures, attacking patterns, positional play and player-specific development.
