Toaster Nsabata (born 24 November 1993) is a Zambian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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and the Zambia national team.

Club career

Nsabata was born in

Chingola Chingola is a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 256,560 (2022 census). It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequen ...

. Sighted training with Zanaco F.C. which was initially perceived as temporary, he afterward he made his departure from Nchanga Rangers F.C. in early 2016. Nsabata suffered inconsequential injuries in an automobile accident on in July 2015. In December 2020, he left Zanaco in December 2020 following the expiry of his contract. He signed for

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in January 2021 on a three-year contract. In August 2021, he signed for

of the

. In 2023 he returned to Zesco United.

International career

In 2014, Nsabata made his senior debut, playing the complete 90 minutes in a 4–3 loss to

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. He was dropped from the

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squad by coach Honour Janza.

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* * 1993 births Living people Zambian men's footballers 21st-century Zambian sportsmen People from Chingola Zambia men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Zanaco F.C. players Nchanga Rangers F.C. players ZESCO United F.C. players Sekhukhune United F.C. players South African Premier Division players Zambian expatriate men's footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zambia men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub