- Kapambwe Mulenga
Kapambwe Mulenga (Born 1963 and died 1996 in
Kitwe ,Zambia ) was aZambia n footballer.He played for
Zambia 's most successful football team and defunctNkana Red Devils FC and its successorNkana FC as well as theNational Football team with whom he participated in the 1986,1990 and 1994 (where Zambia lost in the finals against Nigeria)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 played in the 1980s and 1990s when Zambian football was at its peak with local clubs likeNkana Red Devils ,Power Dynamos ,Mufulira Wanderers ,Green Buffaloes andKabwe Warriors competing fiercely at continental levels.He briefly crossed over to Nkana's fierce rivals
Power Dynamos before returning toNkana 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 final againstJS Kabylie ofAlgeria inLusaka and won a record 7 leagues titles with Nkana. He died early 1996 after a short illness.
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