Mordon Malitoli

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Mordon Malitoli
Personal information
Full name Mordon Malitoli
Date of birth (1968-08-05) 5 August 1968 (age 54)
Place of birth Mufulira, Zambia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1984 Lido Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1995 Nkana
1996 Malindi
1997–2001 RoPS 126 (8)
International career
1988–1998 Zambia ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mordon Malitoli (born 5 August 1968) is a former Zambia international football defender who played for clubs in Zambia, Zanzibar and Finland.

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Playing career

Born in Mufulira, Malitoli began playing club football for local side Nkana F.C. In over a decade with the club, he won seven Zambian Premier League titles, five Zambian Cup titles and finished second in the 1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs. [1]

Later in his career, Malitoli played in Zanzibar with Malindi F.C. and in Finland with Rovaniemen Palloseura. [1]

Malitoli made several appearances for the senior Zambia national football team, including six FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, and he participated in the 1994, [2] 1996 [3] and 1998 African Cup of Nations [4] finals.

Personal

Malitoli was the fifth of eight children and his brother, Kenneth, is also a former Zambia international footballer. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tembo, Benedict (8 February 2011). "Mordon Malitoli". Zambia Daily Mail.
  2. Barrie, Courtney (15 August 2005). "African Nations Cup 1994 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF .
  3. Barrie, Courtney (18 March 2002). "African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF .
  4. Barrie, Courtney (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF .
  5. Gondwe, Kennedy (7 May 2006). "The Legacy of Kenneth And Mordon Malitoli". The Post (Zambia).