Moses Chikwalakwala (28 August 1969 – 27 April 1993) was a

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

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and member of the

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. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in

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in 1993.

Club career

He played for

Chambishi Chambishi is a town in Kalulushi District in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. According to the 2021 Census its population stands at slightly above 11,000. It is located on the T3 road (Zambia), T3 road (Kitwe-Chingola Dual Carriageway) between ...

in 1991 and 1992 before leaving to join

Nkana Nkana is a section of the city of Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia which started off in the early part of the 20th century as a railway station to support the growing complex of copper mining operations. It was named after Chief Nkana, the lo ...

in 1993.

International career

He debuted for Zambia during a 2–0 win against

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during 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying on 11 October 1992. He also represented Zambia at the 1992 CECAFA Cup.RSSSF archives - CECAFA Cup
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Career statistics

International

: ''As of match played 25 April 1993''. : ''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chikwalakwala goal''.

References

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* 1969 births 1993 deaths Zambian men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers killed in the 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash Nkana F.C. players {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub