Nchimunya Mweetwa

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Nchimunya Mweetwa
Personal information
Full name Nchimunya Abishai Mweetwa [1]
Date of birth (1984-03-22) March 22, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999 Kabibya United
2003 Medical Stars
2004 Ndola United
2005 Kitwe United
2006 Zesco United
2007–2010 RoPS 73 (34)
2013–2014 NAPSA Stars
2014–2015 SC Villa
2015– Nico United
International career
2005 Zambia 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2018

Nchimunya Mweetwa (born March 22, 1984) is a Zambian football striker for Nico United.

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Career

Mweetwa began his career whilst still at high school, [2] with his Choma based school being a feeder club for local second division club Kabibya United. [3]

After playing for Medical Stars, Ndola United, Kitwe United and Zesco United in Zambia, Mweetwa went on trial with Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS, eventually signing with them. [3] During his first season with RoPS, Mweetwa scored 17 goals in 24 games, which included a run of scoring 1 goal in 12 consecutive games. Mweetwa's second season was cut short by a serious knee injury. [3]

In the 2010 Ykkönen season Mweetwa made dramatic come-back with total of 13 goals in 23 games, of which in 13 he was in the starting line-up. He was the top scorer for RoPS and according to local newspaper Lapin Kansa, he received three offers from foreign clubs outside Finland. [4]

In August 2014, Mweetwa was named as one of three foreign players for SC Villa's 2014–15 Uganda Super League season. [5]

In September 2015, Mweetwa received a work permit to join Botswana Premier League club Nico United. [6]

Match fixing

On 24 March 2011, Mweetwa and seven other RoPS players, Godfrey Chibanga, Chileshe Chibwe, Francis Kombe, Stephen Kunda, Christopher Musonda, Chanda Mwaba, Pavle Khorguashvili and Valter Khorguashvili were all arrested and taken into custody on match-fixing charges. [3] [7] In July 2011, Mweetwa received a suspended jail sentence for his part in the match fixing scandal. [8] On 30 April 2012, Chibanga, Chibwe, Kunda, Musonda, Mwaba, Nchimunya and Mweetwa were all banned from football by FIFA until 5 April 2013. [9] [10] Nchimunya Mweetwa was appointed IOC Believe in Sport Ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He has served as a Believe in Sport Ambassador since 2020, focusing on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions in Sport.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

International

Zambia national team
YearAppsGoals
200533
Total33

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 October 2005 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nchimunya Mweetwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zambian match fixer Nchimunya Mweetwa on crusade to help others". BBC Sport. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "An interview with a match-fixer: the Nchimunya Mweetwa story". thesefootballtimes.co. These Football Times. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2026:mweetwa-valjasti-ropsille-pitkaet-nousujuhlat-liigaan&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188 {fi}
  5. ↑ "25 players Unveiled at SC Villa for 2014/15 Season". kawowo.com/. Kawowo. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nico United's Zambian duo receive work permits". botswanapremierleague.com/. Botswana Premier League. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Keskiviikko päivistä synkin". rops.fi/ (in Finnish). RoPS. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Zambian players spared jail in Finland fixing scandal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Fifa bans Zambian match fixers in Finland scandal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Zambian FA confirms Fifa playing ban for match-fixers". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2018.


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