Pearson Mwanza

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Pearson Mwanza
Personal information
Full name	Pearson Mwanza
Date of birth	1 January 1968
Place of birth	Kitwe, Zambia
Date of death	23 March 1997 (aged 29)
Place of death	Kitwe, Zambia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1983-1985	Power Dynamos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1985-1989	Power Dynamos
1989-1991	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe
1991–1992	Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab
National team
1986–1992	Zambia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Pearson Mwanza (1 January 1968 - 23 March 1997) was a Zambia international football forward.

Career

Born in Zambia, Mwanza began playing football for local side Power Dynamos' youth team when he was still a schoolboy at Chamboli Secondary School in Kitwe, where he excelled in soccer.^[1] He made his debut for the main team as a teenager and would later move to USSR and Egypt to play for CSKA Pomir Dushanbe and Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab.

On returning to Zambia, Mwanza ventured to South Africa for a brief professional career before rejoning Dynamos though he did not stay long there and crossed the road to Nkana FC in 1995 where he found a home before briefly retiring from active soccer.^[1]

National Team

Mwanza made several appearances for the Zambia national football team, often named in the starting line-up by coach Samuel 'Zoom' Ndhlovu, at the expense of Europe based professionals. Mwanza held his own in such company and played at the 1990 and 1992 African Cup of Nations finals.^[2] He also represented Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Death

Mwanza died in Kitwe after illness.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mwala, Melody "Pearson Mwanza is dead" Times of Zambia, 24 March 1997, p.16
↑ Bobrowsky, Josef and Mazet, François (23 September 2002). "African Nations Cup 1992". RSSSF.

External links

Pearson Mwanza – FIFA competition record
Biography at Sports-reference.com

v t e Zambia football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics

1 Chabala 2 Peter Mwanza 3 Mumba 4 Chomba 5 Chitalu 6 Makinka 7 J. Bwalya 8 Musonda 9 Chambeshi 10 Chikabala 11 Msiska 12 K. Bwalya 13 S. Mwansa 14 Chabinga 15 Melu 16 R. Mwanza 17 Pearson Mwanza 18 Chansa 19 Nyirenda 20 Mulenga Coach: Ndhlovu

v t e Zambia squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations

GK Chabala GK Mwanza GK Zimba DF Changwe DF Chomba DF Melu DF Mulenga DF Soko DF Watiyakeni MF Banda MF Chansa MF Chongo MF Makinka MF Makwaza MF Matete MF Mugaiwa FW Bwalya FW Chambeshi FW Chikabala FW Mbasela FW Mwanza FW Mwitwa Coach: Ndlovu

Persondata
Name	Mwanza, Pearson
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	1 January 1968
Place of birth	Zambia
Date of death	23 March 1997
Place of death	Kitwe

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