David Chabala
David Chabala was born in Mufulira, Copperbelt Province, Zambia on February 2nd, 1960 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 33, David Chabala biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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David Efford Chabala, born David Efford Chabala, from 1983 to his death in a plane crash off the coast of Gabonese in 1993, was Zambia's first choice goalkeeper from 1983 to 1993, and he was Zambia's most capped player, with 108 complete international appearances.
Chabala was instrumental in Zambia's first-ever East and Central African Championship victory after a goalless draw at full time in Zimbabwe's 3–0 shoot-out win over Malawi in the 1984 final.
In 1985, he was named Zambia's Sportsman of the Year.
Playing career
Chabala was born in Mufulira, where his father was a miner, and the fourth child in a family of 12. He started out as a striker and played for Mufulira's Lubuto Amateur Club, where his goal career began by accident at the age of 17. The regular goalkeeper was absent during a practice session, so Chabala was compelled to cover the posts by his coworkers. He reluctantly agreed but after being able to play in goal and enjoyed playing in goal, he was compelled to make the switch permanent.
He was signed by Mufulira Wanderers' reserve goalkeeper, Samuel Ndhlovu and Dickson Makwaza in no time. Bernard Kabwe was soon to be named in the first team, after making his debut against the Lusaka Tigers at Shinde Stadium in Mufulira on July 27th. Chabala changed Kabwe and the 'Mighty' guys, who led the match 2–2.
Chabala was a player for the Wanderers team, which also featured Ashols Melu, Kalusha Bashimoto, Frederick Kashimoto, brothers Philemon Kaunda and Philemon Mulala, as well as Robert Musonda and Johnson Bwalya. During the eightties and early nineties, this Wanderers team dominated Zambian cup competitions, earning the nickname 'legendary cup champions.' During that time, Wanderers never won the Zambian league championship.
In 1985 and 1988, he shocked many Zambian soccer purists by donning a striker's jersey for Wanderers, but Wanderers defeated Roan United 3–0 in the Independence Cup final, scoring five goals, including the third goal. He followed in the footsteps of another great Wanderers goalkeeper, Abraham Nkole, who scored a hat-trick in the final of the same competition in 1971. Chabala reverted to goalkeeping, but he recapped his striker's role in the 1990 season for a few more games after which he went back to the archives.
During the 1991/92 season, he had a brief stint with Argentinos Juniors in Argentina, but he returned to Wanderers in March 1992 complaining that the terms of his employment were unsatisfactory, and the club was unwilling to change them.
Chabala was recalled in the Independence Cup final against the Nkana Red Devils in December 1992 after he conceded three goals when Wanderers led 2–0 but lost 3–2. He was disillusioned by rumors that he was dissatisfied with Ashols Melu's appointment as Wanderers' assistant coach and therefore lost the game. Both Melu and Chabala denied there was any rift between them, and Chabala said they were excellent friends, but Chabala said he was just off-form on the day and his replacement was a little late. He was left out of Wanderers' next five games, but he quickly recovered his position.