Rotson Kilambe

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Rotson Kilambe (born August 6, 1978, in Kitwe) is a retired Zambian footballer.

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Career

A striker, Kilambe played in South Africa for Kaizer Chiefs, Bloemfontein Celtic and Mamelodi Sundowns and for Power Dynamos and Yunnan Hongta and Zanaco F.C. in his native Zambia.

Kilambe made his debut for the Zambia national football team in 1998 and has since played a major part in his country's successes. He played at the 1998 and 2000 African Nation Cup Finals.

In September 2001, he was suspended for 6 months from international football since he tested positive for cannabis use, following a World Cup qualifier against Cameroon. Kilambe was the first African player to be banned by FIFA on doping related charges. The ban denied him the chance of playing at the African Nations Cup Finals in Mali. [1]

Kilambe scored the winner and only goal of the game for Bloemfontein Celtic in the SAA Supa 8 2005 final, and then repeated the feat one year later, scoring for Kaizer Chiefs in the 62nd minute of the 2006 final. [2] [3] [4]

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zambia 199873
199963
200010
200193
200253
200330
200420
Total3312
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kilambe goal.
List of international goals scored by Rotson Kilambe
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
117 February 1998 Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–03–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations [6]
227 September 1998 National Sports Stadium, Harare, ZimbabweFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–01–0 1998 COSAFA Cup [7]
34 October 1998 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 1–11–1 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [8]
424 January 1999 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, MadagascarFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2–12–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [9]
510 April 1999 Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, ZambiaFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–01–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [10]
616 December 1999 Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, HondurasFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1–41–7 Friendly [11]
75 January 2001 Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi, KenyaFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–21–2Friendly [12]
829 July 2001 Tripoli Stadium, Tripoli, LibyaFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 2–24–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
94–2
106 July 2002Independence Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–03–0 2002 COSAFA Cup [14]
113–0
1212 October 2002Independence Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–11–1 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [15]

Honours

Individual

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "How Celtic, Downs have fared in finals". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. ↑ "South Africa 2005/06". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ↑ "South Africa 2006/07". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Rotson Kilambe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Zambia vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zimbabwe vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Zambia vs. DR Congo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Madagascar vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Zambia vs. Kenya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Honduras vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kenya vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Libya vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Zambia vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Zambia vs. Benin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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