Davies Nkausu

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Davies Nkausu
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2002–2003 Chiparamba Great Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008
Pretoria University
 101 (4)
2008–2014 SuperSport United 41 (0)
2014–2015 Bloemfontein Celtic 19 (0)
2015–2017 Free State Stars 22 (0)
2017–2018 University of Pretoria 17 (0)
2018–2019 Baroka 0 (0)
International career
2002 Zambia U-17
2003–04 Zambia U-20
2007 Zambia U-23
2008–2016 Zambia 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023

Davies Nkausu (born 1 January 1986) is a Zambian professional footballer who played as a defender in South Africa.

Born in Lusaka and playing for the Zambia national football team, Nkausu has spent all of his club career in South Africa.[1]

Nkausu played youth football for

Pretoria University FC in 2003, and has also represented Zambia internationally at various youth levels, including captaining the country's under-20
team, before graduating to the senior side in 2008.

Club career

Chiparamba Great Eagles

"The boys have been with the U-17 and U-19 teams, they have been outgoing and accepted into the group. The experience and the exposure they are getting is wonderful and I don't think they'll be the same when they return to Zambia. They have had conversations with Roy Keane and Ole Solskjaer over lunch."

Chiparamba academy director Nenani Banda, on Nkausu and Yobe's trial with Manchester United.[2]

Nkausu was born in

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as well as manager Sir Alex Ferguson.[4][5]
However, nothing came of the trial and Nkausu returned to Chiparamba.

Reflecting on the trial in May 2012, following Ferguson's retirement, Nkausu claimed that the legendary manager had likened him to then-Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira.[6] He added that Ferguson's encouragement had given the defender the "belief that I [could] make it in football" and admitted, "if I look back, I regret not signing and staying at Old Trafford."[7]

Pretoria University

Seven months after the trial with Manchester United, Nkausu left Zambia for South African

SuperSport United, who had just won the Premier Soccer League and were therefore considered one of the best teams in South Africa.[12]

SuperSport United

Nkausu moved to

Santos as well as the 3–0 loss to AmaZulu in March 2010.[14]
Again, SuperSport won the league title.

2010–11 was another frustrating season for Nkausu. He was included as a substitute in many of SuperSport's

sent off for dissent after disputing the referee's decision.[17]
The defeat eliminated SuperSport from the competition.

Part of the reason for this lack of playing time was the problem of Nkausu's South African residence permit, which he became eligible for in 2010 having spent five years in the country. In September 2010, despite agreeing a two–year contract with SuperSport, the club decided to wait until Nkausu's permit was granted until registering him, due to the PSL's limit on foreign players.[18] Nkausu said "I have signed a new two-year contract here but the condition is that it will become effective the moment I can be registered as a non-foreign player, that is after I get my permanent residency. Right now I am waiting for the papers to be issued so that I can at least start being available for selection because as we speak I am not even registered...Last season I was still registered as a foreigner but this time around I have to be a non-foreigner."[19] Nkausu finally received his residence permit in March 2011, commenting "The paperwork was completed three days ago and I'm just waiting for my Identity Document now. Just when I thought it would not go through, it finally happened". This allowed Nkausu to be considered non–foreign, opening up another foreign space for manager Gavin Hunt.[20]

Nkausu made his first appearance in the

Maritzburg United on 14 October 2011, which SuperSport won 7–0. Nkausu had a run of first-team games in November and December 2011, playing six consecutive matches, with SuperSport keeping three clean sheets in this time.[22]

Nkausu featured in SuperSport's 2–1 victory over

Orlando Pirates in the first leg of their MTN 8 semi-final, making an important block to deny Siyabonga Sangweni in the closing stages.[27] Six days later he played in SuperSport's 3–0 second-leg victory that earned them a place in the MTN 8
final.

The defender assisted

Orlando Pirates on 13 February 2013; he conceded a penalty for a foul on Daine Klate, although the tackle actually occurred outside of the penalty area.[32] Nkausu continued to feature sporadically throughout the season, and made 13 league appearances as SuperSport finished sixth. On 25 May 2013, SuperSport reached the Nedbank Cup final, losing 1–0 to Kaizer Chiefs, but Nkausu was omitted from their matchday squad.[33]

In July 2013, Nkausu was denied the chance to feature in SuperSport's friendly against English giants

Ajax Cape Town and Nkausu's former club University of Pretoria had all enquired about the defender's availability.[35] However, on 31 January, Nkausu joined Bloemfontein Celtic on a three-and-a-half-year deal, just hours before the January transfer window slammed shut.[36][37] Nkausu's last league appearance for SuperSport came in a 2–1 loss to Ajax Cape Town on 26 November 2013; ironically, Soccer Laduma reported that he was due to play for SuperSport against University of Pretoria on the day of his transfer to Bloemfontein.[38]

Bloemfontein Celtic

A day after joining Celtic, Nkausu made his debut in a 2–0 derby win at Free State Stars.[39]

Free State Stars

Nkausu left Free State Stars in summer 2017.[40]

International career

Davies has been capped by

Zambian Premier League in October 2011.[41] The match was a warm-up for a game against Libya
.

In December 2011 it was announced that Nkausu was included in Zambia's provisional

midfielder Chisamba Lungu.[44] He played the full ninety minutes of Zambia's final group stage game, a 1–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 29 January 2012.[45] The win ensured Zambia's progress to the quarter–finals. Nkausu also played the whole of the 3–0 quarter–final win over Sudan on 4 February 2012, helping Zambia book a semi–final showdown with tournament favourites Ghana, who coach Herve Renard described as "the best team in Africa".[46][47]

Zambia won the semi–final 1–0 to progress to the final of the competition, against Ivory Coast. Nkausu personally had a bad start to the semi–final, giving away a penalty kick just seven minutes into the game for a foul on Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah.[48] However, Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty and Zambia later won the game thanks to a late goal by Emmanuel Mayuka. After the game, Nkausu led his team–mates in parading the Zambian flag.[49]

SuperSport United wished Nkausu luck on the day of the final, with a club statement claiming the Cup final would "certainly be Nkausu's biggest moment of his lifetime".

penalty shoot out. Zambia eventually triumphed 8–7, with Stoppila Sunzu scoring the winning penalty.[52] Some sections of the media criticised Herve Renard for being overly harsh on Nkausu; the manager shoved the defender during the match after he suffered a lapse in concentration and allowed Gervinho to bear down on goal.[53][54] However, Renard claimed that Nkausu and his team–mates would not have been surprised or angered by the treatment, saying "For you maybe it's incredible for me to react like this, but they know me".[55]

Nkausu played in Zambia's 3–1 unofficial friendly defeat of

Pretoria Academy on 29 May 2012, the game acting as a warm–up match ahead of the Chipolopolo's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification games.[56]

He made his first international appearance after the African Cup of Nations in a 2–0

friendly against South Korea, a match that also acted as a warm-up game for a 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Uganda in September.[59][60] One of only six 2012 ACON-winning players in the squad for the friendly, Nkausu started the game against South Korea on the bench but replaced fellow full-back Joseph Musonda just 28 minutes into the match.[61]

Nkausu played the entirety of Zambia's 1–0 first-leg victory over

South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge, being replaced early in the second half by Emmanuel Mbola.[65][66]

Despite missing warm-up friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Tanzania through injury, on 24 December 2012 Nkausu was selected for Zambia's 26-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations the following month.[67] He subsequently started in Zambia's final warm-up games, goalless draws against Morocco and Norway on 8 and 12 January 2013 respectively.[68][69]

On 21 January 2013, Nkausu played the entirety of Zambia's opening group game, a 1–1 draw with

Ahmed Musa in the first half, but the resulting spot-kick was missed by Mikel John Obi.[71] Nkausu had to be substituted just 16 minutes into Zambia's final group game against Burkina Faso on 29 January 2013 after sustaining an ankle injury; he left the pitch in tears and was forced to watch on from the sidelines as Zambia were eliminated from the competition following a 0–0 draw.[72]

Nkausu earned his twentieth cap for Zambia in the 1–1 draw in Lesotho on 24 March 2013.[73] On 5 June, he partnered Kondwani Mtongo in the heart of Zambia's defence in an experimental backline for the 2–1 behind-closed-doors win over local club Nkwazi FC.[74] Nkausu subsequently played at centre-back alongside Noah Chivuta in the 4–0 second leg win over Lesotho on 8 June.[75]

Style of play

SuperSport United have described Nkausu as a "

African Cup of Nations-winning teammates Clifford Mulenga and Rainford Kalaba; two years later he occupied a centre-back berth in Zambia's 2004 CECAFA Cup campaign.[83][84]

Nkausu has been praised for his anticipation and interception skills, which helped him mark

African Cup of Nations final.[85] He is also known to have a good work–rate and a strong tackle, causing him to be considered a "good right-back against whom most wingers struggle".[86] After a strong performance in the 2012 African Cup of Nations final, Nkausu was described as having "showed composure" and having a "big match temperament" that allowed him to cope with the pressure of such an important game.[87] Nkausu has also been described as an "agile defender" who is known to possess a "long throw" when deployed as a full-back.[88][89]

However, critics have highlighted Nkausu's positional sense as an area of weakness, claiming that he is frequently "caught out of position drifting into midfield areas".[90] It has also been suggested that the defender is "error–prone", contributing to SuperSport United's "suspect defence", although The Post have since countered this view, describing the player as "a consistent member of Chipolopolo".[91][92] Some commentators have criticised Nkausu's attacking play, noting that during the 2012 African Cup of Nations the player "booted the ball upfield too much, which conceded possession cheaply."[93] Despite this, it has also been claimed that Nkausu's "creativity" helped him to become Zambia's first–choice right back in 2012 as his attacking play was seen to be better than that of fellow defender Joseph Musonda.[94][95]

Honours

Club

SuperSport United[96]

International

Zambia[97]

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