Changwe Kalale
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Changwe Kalale | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1994 | ||
| Date of death | December 17, 2017 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chambishi FC | ||
Changwe Kalale (17 December 1994 — 17 December 2017) was a former Under 17 National Team and Chipolopolo midfielder. In 2014 he was confined to a wheel chair after being in a road accident alongside former Zambian defender Nyambe Mulenga.
Football career
Kalale was a defensive midfielder from FAZ Division One North club, Chambeshi FC.[1]
Road accident
On 14 December 2014, Kalale of Chambishi Football Club, Chipolopolo defender Nyambe Mulenga and Choma Green Eagles goalkeeper Satchmo Chakawa sustained serious injuries in a car accident outside Kitwe on their way to join the Zambia National Team’s pre-2015 Africa Cup training camp in Lusaka.[1]
Four people were killed while eight others, including Kalale, Mulenga and Chakawa, suffered an assortment of injuries. A right broken thigh, a broken leg and a spinal injury left Kalale with limited movement from the waist down, and the midfielder - who was one of Zambia's most promising young players - was told by doctors that he may never walk again, let alone kick a football.[2]
Kalale was expected to be one of Zambia's top prospects at the 2015 CAF U17 Cup in Niger in February 2015 where the Junior Chipolopolo made their tournament debut.[3]
Awards and honours
In 2015 Kalale was crowned Division One (North) Chambishi 2014 best player. He was awarded during the team's end-of-year-party at Chambishi Recreation Club.[4]
Death
Kalale was taken to the University Teaching Hospital for review but was found with an infection in his blood. He was then put on medication and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit on 14 December 2017. He passed away on 17 December, the day he was turning 23.[5][6]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Midfielder Changwe Kalale paralyzed after Sunday’s Zesco Utd accident, Lusaka Times, 16 December 2014
- ↑ I know I will play football again, Kennedy Gondwe, BBC, 1 April 2015
- ↑ AFCON 2015: Zambia midfielder Changwe Kalale who got injured in car incident paralysed, Ghana Soccer Net, 16 December 2014
- ↑ Kalale is Chambishi best player, Zambia Daily Mail, 4 February 2015
- ↑ Birthday death, Zambia Daily Mail, 18 December 2017
- ↑ Former U-20 player Changwe Kalale dies, QFM, 17 December 2017
