Rainford Kalaba

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Rainford Kalaba
Personal information
Full name Rainford Kalaba [1]
Date of birth (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kitwe, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Afrisports Kitwe United 26 (19)
2005–2006 Nice B 3 (0)
2006–2008 ZESCO United ? (23)
2008–2010 Braga 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Gil Vicente (loan) 22 (4)
2009 → Leiria (loan) 3 (1)
2011–2023 TP Mazembe 280 (78)
International career
2005–2018 Zambia 103 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rainford Kalaba (born 14 August 1986) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Kalaba was born in Kitwe.

He signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Braga in April 2008. [2]

In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Kalaba and two other players (Nathan Sinkala and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant. [3] All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities, [4] before being pardoned by the Zambian government. [5]

He made his 100th international appearance against Mozambique national football team in June 2017 [6] but was substituted in a 1–0 defeat and was in the opinion of national team manager Wedson Nyirenda too hasty to return to the dressing room rather than watch his teammates and needed to be disciplined. [7] He was not chosen in the squads for the 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Algeria and Nigeria in autumn 2017. [8]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first. [9] [10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2005 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 3–03–0 2005 COSAFA Cup
2.22 July 2006 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2–13–1 2006 COSAFA Cup
3.26 November 2006 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–32–3 2006 CECAFA Cup
4.2 December 2006Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 4–04–02006 CECAFA Cup
5.9 June 2007 Jamhuri Stadium, Morogoro, Tanzania Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–11–1 Friendly
6.6 June 2009 Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, ZambiaFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–01–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
7.9 January 2010 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–04–2Friendly
8.21 January 2010 Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–02–1 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
9.5 September 2010Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, ZambiaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–04–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
10.18 September 2010 Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1–01–0Friendly
11.21 January 2012 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–02–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
12.15 October 2014 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 1–03–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
13.29 March 2015 National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–02–0Friendly
14.8 September 2015National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–01–1Friendly
15.4 September 2016Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, ZambiaFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–01–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

Honours

ZESCO United

TP Mazembe

Zambia

Individual

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Gondwe, Kennedy (16 April 2008). "Kalaba delighted with Braga move". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  3. ↑ Ian Hughes (15 October 2013). "Zambia internationals: Arrest warrants issued for trio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Kennedy Gondwe and Ian Hughes (19 October 2013). "Zambia confiscate Kalaba, Sinkala and Sunzu's passports". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Kennedy Gondwe (22 October 2013). "Kalaba, Sunzu & Sinkala pardoned by Zambian government". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rainford Kalaba - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Master's departure: End of an era – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kalaba, Sinkala, snubbed again as Zambia readies for Nigeria showdown - BusinessGhana News | Sports". www.businessghana.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kalaba, Rainford". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rainford Kalaba - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF . Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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