Davies Nkausu

Davies Nkausu

Personal information
Full name	Davies Nkausu
Place of birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	SuperSport United
Number	6
Youth career
2002–2004	Chiparamba Great Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2008	Pretoria University	101	(4)
2008–	SuperSport United	10	(0)
National team
2008–	Zambia	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Davies Nkausu (born 1 January 1986 in Lusaka) is an association footballer from Zambia. Despite being born in Lusaka and playing for the Zambia national football team, Nkausu has spent all of his club career in South Africa. He plays as a defender, more specifically at right back, and currently plays for SuperSport United.

Club career

Pretoria University

After spending his youth career with Zambian club Chiparamba Great Eagles, ^[1] Nkausu began his senior career with National First Division side Pretoria University in the South African capital. He broke into the club's first team in the 2004–05 season, playing in twenty-nine of Pretoria's thirty-four games. Pretoria finished twelfth in 2004–05.^[2] In 2005–06 Davies again made twenty-nine league appearances, but this time he also scored one goal. Pretoria finished in eleventh place, and Nkausu was almost ever-present in their thirty National First Division games.^[3] Nkausu played a reduced twenty-six games in the 2006–07 season, but he scored a personal season record of three goals, which helped propel Pretoria University to a third-placed finish and a promotion playoff. Pretoria defeated Winners Park on away goals but were beaten in he playoff final by AmaZulu. Davies played fewer games still in 2007–08, making seventeen appearances as Pretoria slumped to a seventh-placed finish in the newly-implemented Inland Stream.^[4] The decrease in Pretoria's fortunes caused Nkausu to move to SuperSport United, who had just won the Premier Soccer League and were therefore considered one of the best teams in South Africa.

SuperSport United

Nkausu moved to SuperSport United ahead of the 2008–09 season. He had made a big leap from the lower reaches of the second division to the top of the first, and therefore it was understandable that Davies only made five appearances in his debut season with the club, making his debut in the 1-0 win over Free State Stars on 30 August 2008. ^[5] However, he still collected a winner's medal as SuperSport claimed a second consecutive Premier Soccer League title. ^[6] Nkausu only made three appearances the following season, playing in SuperSport's victories over Free State Stars and Santos as well as the 3-0 loss to AmaZulu in March 2010. ^[7] 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 Premier Soccer League games, but was only used in two of them. He made his first appearance of the season against Orlando Pirates on 30 April 2011 in a 109 loss. ^[8] His only other appearance in 2010–11 was in the 3-1 victory over Vasco da Gama on 7 May, near the end of the season. ^[9] Nkausa made his first appearance in the 2011–12 Premier Soccer League in SuperSport's 2-0 win against Platinum Stars on 25 September 2011. ^[10] He then followed this up by playing the full game against Maritzburg United on 14 October 2011, which SuperSport won 7-0.

International career

Davies has twice been capped by Zambia. He made his debut for the Chipolopolo on 19 November 2008, in a 3-0 friendly loss to Morocco. Nkausu earned his second international cap in January 2009, in Zambia's 1-0 friendly defeat to South Africa. ^[11] Although the South Africa game is Nkausu's most recent official international appearances, he also played in the first half of Zambia's friendly against Power Dynamos of the Zambian Premier League in October 2011. ^[12] The match was a warm-up for a game against Libya.

References

1. ^ ABSA Premiership 2010/11 - Davis Nkausu Player Profile
2. ^ RSSSF: South Africa 2004/05
3. ^ RSSSF: South Africa 2005/06
4. ^ RSSSF: South Africa 2007/08
5. ^ Match report - SuperSport United - Free State Stars, 30.08.2008 - ABSA Premiership - transfermarkt
6. ^ Zambia - Davies Nkausu - Profile - Soccerway
7. ^ AmaZulu vs. Supersport United - 6 March 2010 - Soccerway
8. ^ Orlando Pirates vs. Supersport United - 30 April 2011 - Soccerway
9. ^ Supersport United vs. Vasco da Gama - 7 May 2011 - Soccerway
10. ^ Supersport United vs. Platinum Stars - 25 September 2011 - Soccerway
11. ^ Match report - South Africa - Zambia, 27.01.2009 - Friendly - transfermarkt
12. ^ Classic Mbesuma Shines In Practice Match Against Power - Tumfweko

Persondata
Name	Nkausu, Davies
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1 January 1986
Place of birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Date of death
Place of death