| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 November 1966 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
Wedson Nyirenda (born 23 November 1966) is a Zambian football manager and former player.
Nyirenda played as a forward for Nchanga Rangers and Power Dynamos in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. [1]
In 1993, he played for Kaizer Chiefs. [2]
Nyirenda scored two goals in Chiefs' win in the 1994 BP Top 8 final. [3]
Nyirenda coached at Zesco United and Zanaco. [4]
Nyirenda was the head coach of the men's senior Zambia national team having been appointed permanently in January 2017. [1] He resigned in May 2018. [5]
He was involved in the management of the Zambian Under-20 team that won both the Cosafa Under-20 Championship in South Africa and the African Youth Championship. [6]
He presided over the tail end of Zambia's senior national team 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, where they finished second in a group containing traditional heavyweights Nigeria, Algeria, and Cameroon. [7]
He led Zambia at the African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals. Under his management, the team beat Ivory Coast to top their group. [8] In the quarterfinal, they were upset by Sudan but were praised as having played "an attractive style of football". [9]
In April 2018, he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job. [10] In May 2018, he became the head coach of Baroka F.C. [11] Later on, he was appointed as the manager of Lusaka Dynamos in July 2020. [12]
He later managed Zanaco, resigning in November 2024 after a poor start to the 2024–25 Zambia Super League season. [13]
Baroka FC