Numba Mwila

Numba Mwila
Personal information
Full name Numba Mwila
Date of birth (1972-03-18)18 March 1972
Place of birth Mufulira, Zambia
Date of death 27 April 1993(1993-04-27) (aged 21)
Place of death Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Nkana
International career
1991–1993 Zambia 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Numba Mwila (18 March 1972 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.[1]

Career

Mwila played club football for Nkana F.C. in Zambia.[2] He played for Zambia between 1991 and 1993.

Personal life

His two brothers Mukuka and Mumamba also played international football for Zambia.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 April 1993.[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zambia 1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 3 1
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mwila goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Numba Mwila
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 16 January 1993 CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania 2  Tanzania 2–0 3–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [4]

References

  1. ^ "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day" Archived 2005-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Muere la selección de Zambia" [Zambian selection dies] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 April 1993.
  3. ^ a b "Numba Mwila". National Football Teams.
  4. ^ "Tanzania vs. Zambia 1993-01-16". National Football Teams.


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