Tenant Chilumba (born 22 August 1972) is a

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manager and former player currently coaching mufulira wanderers.

Playing career

Born in

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, Chilumba played football in the local league with Kabwe Warriors and Power Dynamos. He played professionally in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, with AmaZulu and Al Taawon. Chilumba played for the Zambia national football team from 1990 to 1998. He was part of Zambia's

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teams in 1994 and 1998, helping the team reach the 1994 final in

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and scoring a goal as they were eliminated in the 1998 group stage in

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Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Chilumba began a coaching career. He enjoyed success managing clubs in Zimbabwe, winning the 2012 ZIFA coach of the year with

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. More recently, he has managed in his native Zambia, leading

Power Dynamos F.C. Power Dynamos is a Zambian professional football club based in Kitwe that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. The club is currently sponsored by Copperbelt Energy Corporation. Pow ...

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, and Kabwe Warriors F.C. He is currently managing Forest Rangers F.C.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chilumba, Tenant 1972 births Living people Zambian men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers 1994 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players Power Dynamos F.C. players Kabwe Warriors F.C. players AmaZulu F.C. players Al Taawoun FC players Saudi Pro League players Men's association football midfielders Zambian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zambian football managers Zambian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Zimbabwe Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Zimbabwe Footballers from Mufulira