Robert Ng'ambi

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Robert Ng'ambi
Personal information
Full name Chizamusoka Robert Ng'ambi [1]
Date of birth (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Rumphi, Malawi
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Black Leopards
Number 27
Youth career
Young Soccer Stars
Zingwangwa Pirates
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Bakili Bullets ? (?)
2005 Monomotapa United ? (?)
2005–2011 Black Leopards ? (?)
2011–2018 Platinum Stars 171 (37)
2019–2020 Black Leopards 21 (2)
International career
Malawi U17
2003–2017 Malawi 66 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2020

Robert Ng'ambi (born 11 September 1986) is a Malawian retired footballer, who played most of his career for South African clubs: Black Leopards and Platinum Stars. He played at the midfielder position, and earned 66 caps with the Malawi national team.

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He announced his retirement in October 2020, deciding not to renew his contract with Black Leopards, to allow more playing time for the youngsters. [2]

International career

At the youth level, he played in the 2001 COSAFA U-17 Cup, scoring against South Africa in the final. [3]

International goals

Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first. [4]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2008 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–03–1 Friendly
2.31 May 2008 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 7–18–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.11 October 2008Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, MalawiFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.9 October 2009Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, MalawiFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 6–26–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.8 October 2011 Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 1–02–22012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.12 June 2013Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, MalawiFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–12–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.15 November 2014Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, MalawiFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–02–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.7 October 2017 Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–01–1Friendly

Honours

International

Malawi U17

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References

  1. Kick Off Magazine October 2013, p.24
  2. Gondwa, Williams (14 October 2020). "Robert Ng'ambi hangs up boots". times.mw. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. "COSAFA Under-17 Championship". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. Robert Ng'ambi at National-Football-Teams.com