Samuel Chomba (5 January 1964 – 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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Chomba | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) | ||
Date of death | April 27, 1993 | (aged 29)||
Place of death | Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender |
Career
Choma played club football for Kabwe Warriors F.C. before moving to Nkana Red Devils in Kitwe[2]
Chomba made several appearances for the Zambia national football team and participated in the 1990 and 1992 African Cup of Nations finals. He also played for Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
References
- ^ "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day" Archived 2005-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Twee gestorwenes het vir klubs in SA gespeel" [Two dead played for clubs in SA] (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste. 29 April 1993.
External links
- Samuel Chomba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Biography at Sports-reference.com