Dennis Lota

Dennis Lota

Personal information
Date of birth	8 November 1973 (1973-11-08) (age 38)
Place of birth	Kitwe, Zambia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995-96	Konkola Blades	33	(26)
1996-97	Witbank Aces	30	(23)
1997-98	Sion	21	(14)
1998-2002	Orlando Pirates	100	(36)
2002-03	Espérance
2003-04	Dangerous Darkies
2004-06	Moroka Swallows
2006-07	FC AK
2007-08	AmaZulu	16	(4)
2008-09	Mpumalanga Black Aces
National team
1995-2002	Zambia	18	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dennis Lota (born 8 November 1973 in Kitwe) was a Zambian football striker who.

He started his professional career with Zanaco FC of Zambia in 1989 before leaving for Nchanga Rangers at the beginning of the 1991 season. At Nchanga Rangers he established a midfield partnership with Abeauty Kunda. He later left Nchanga to join Kabwe Warriors after a failed attempt to rejoin Zanaco. At Warriors, he never settled and left after one season to join Konkola Blades.

It was at Konkala where the late brother to Kalusha Bwalya, Benjamin transformed Lota from a midfielder to a lethal striker who went on to win the golden boot in 1995 and later became a strong target for international clubs.

A contractual conflict later emerged between FC Sion and Dangerous Aces with each team claiming to be the rightful owner of the player. The matter was later resolved and Lota went on to play for the former.

Upon leaving FC Sion, Lota joined Orlando Pirates where his prowess in front of the goal and particularly his celebration (rubbing his palms against each other), earned him the nickname "Chesa Mpama" (loosely translated as "hot slap" in Zulu, one of the 11 official languages in South Africa.

He was part of the Zambian African Nations Cup teams in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002

He has two brothers who are also footballers, Charles Lota (younger) and Lawrence Lota (older). At the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Dennis played alongside Charles in the Zambian attack formation.

External links

• [1]
• Dennis Lota at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Lota, Dennis
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Date of birth	8 November 1973
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