Ben Bamfuchile

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Ben Bamfuchile (1960 – 27 December 2007) was a football (soccer) manager from Zambia. Bamfuchile coached and led two different teams to the African Cup of Nations; the Zambia national football team in the 2000 African Cup of Nations, and the Namibia national football team in 2008. He managed Namibia from 2006 until his death.[1]

Bamfuchile became a sports hero in Namibia after he led the country's national team to a 3-2 victory over Ethiopia.[1] The win qualified Namibia for the African Nations Cup finals.[1] However, he resigned from his position in early December 2007 and returned to his native Zambia.

[edit] Death

Bamfuchile died on December 27, 2007, of a short illness in the city of Kitwe, Zambia, just 3 weeks before the start of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.[1] He was survived by his wife and six children.[1] Namibian midfielder Sydney Plaatjies said, "We're doing it for him...Obviously we're doing it for the country as well, but I think we all have that in mind. He contributed a lot for Namibia and for all of us as individual players."[1]

Bamfuchile was replaced as coach of the Namibia national football team by Dutchman Arie Schans.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bamfuchile dies in Zambia", BBC News, 2007-12-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-20. 
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