Lawrence Waya

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Lawrence Waya
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Waya
Date of birth (1963-05-25) 25 May 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth Mphonde, Phalombe District, Nyasaland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980– Bata Bullets
Al Jazira
–1997 Silver Strikers
International career
1982–1996 Malawi [1] 129 (28)
Managerial career
Big Bullets
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence Waya (born 25 May 1963 in Mphonde, Nyasaland) is a former Malawi international football player and manager.

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Club career

Born in the village of Mphonde in Phalombe District, Waya joined local club Bata Bullets in 1980. He spent most of his career with Bullets, but had a brief spell in the United Arab Emirates with Al Jazira Club, and finished his career with Silver Strikers F.C. [2]

International career

Waya made over 100 appearances for the Malawi national football team, [3] including seven FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Waya won a bronze medal with Malawi at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi. [4]

Career as manager

After retiring from playing, Waya took coaching courses in the United Kingdom and received a UEFA 'B' Licence. He would then return to Malawi to manage Big Bullets. [2]

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References

  1. Mamrud, Roberto. "Lawrence Waya - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  2. 1 2 Chinansi, Richard. "Meet the legendary Lawrence 'Lule' Waya". Maravi Express.
  3. "Chimodzi Malawi's most capped player". Tiunikekwathu News. 20 March 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Kenya Harambee Stars at the 4th All Africa games". kenyapage.net. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.