Kapambwe Mulenga

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Kapambwe Mulenga (1963–1996) was a Zambian footballer who played as a defender.[1]

He played for Zambia's most successful football team,

African Cup of Nations
.

He was always a crowd favourite owing to both his hard play and comic antics on and off the field of play. Kapambwe made a name as one of the few footballers in the country to have played effectively as defender and midfielder for both club and country. Kapambwe, fondly known as 'gentile,' played in the 1980s and 1990s when Zambian football was at its peak with local clubs like

Kabwe Warriors
competing fiercely at continental levels.

He briefly crossed over to Nkana's fierce rivals Power Dynamos before returning to Nkana and was later appointed assistant player-coach shortly before his death in 1996.

Kapambwe was an

African Cup of Champions Clubs Silver medalist in 1990 when Nkana lost in the final against JS Kabylie of Algeria in Lusaka and won a record 7 leagues titles with Nkana. He died in early 1996 after a short illness in Kitwe, Zambia
.

References

  1. ^ "Kapambwe Mulenga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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