Samuel Chomba (5 January 1964 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of the Zambia national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 January 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) | ||
Date of death | 27 April 1993 | (aged 29)||
Place of death | Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender |
Career
editChomba played club football for Kabwe Warriors.
Chomba made several appearances for the Zambia national team and participated in the 1990 and 1992 African Cup of Nations finals. He also played for Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
References
edit- ^ "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day" Archived 12 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Samuel Chomba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Samuel Chomba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Biography at Sports-reference.com