Kennedy Mweene

Kennedy Mweene (born 11 December 1984) is a Zambian footballer who plays for South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns as a goalkeeper. He has been on many occasions captain of his country. He is Zambia's most capped player, having represented Zambia 120 times. On 17 January 2015, Kennedy Mweene participated in his sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which was the 30th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations and was hosted by Equatorial Guinea from 17 January to 8 February 2015, the international football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football.

Kennedy Mweene
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 1
Youth career
State House
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Lusaka Celtic
2004 Lusaka Dynamos 27 (0)
2005 Kitwe United 30 (0)
2005–2013 Free State Stars 191 (11)
2013– Mamelodi Sundowns 48 (0)
National team‡
2004– Zambia 121[1] (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8:16, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2018

Club career

Renowned for his penalty-saving and penalty-taking skills, Mweene was arguably one of the best goalkeepers in Africa, winning the PSL Goalkeeper of the Season award (best player in the South African top division) in the 2008-09 season. He has been in demand with all of the big spending clubs in South Africa but remained loyal to Free State Stars until the end of the 2012-13 season. On 27 June 2013, he agreed to a three-year deal with Mamelodi Sundowns.[2]

International career

Since being beaten from the spot by Samuel Eto'o at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, he has saved every penalty he has been presented with while playing for Zambia. He has been the first-choice goalkeeper for Zambia since making his debut in 2004 and was a participant at the 2006 African Nations Cup, 2008 African Nations Cup, 2010 African Nations Cup and the 2012 African Nations Cup. On 12 February 2012, Mweene kept a clean sheet during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final and saved one penalty kick (as well as successfully converted his own) in the shootout to decide the game, which was eventually won by Zambia. He was chosen as the goalkeeper of the tournament. During the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Mweene converted a penalty kick, earning a 1–1 draw against Nigeria and also saved two penalties during the tournament.[3]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 January 2013Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa Nigeria1–11–12013 Africa Cup of Nations
215 October 2014Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Niger3–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
Correct as of 13 January 2017[4]

Honours

Free State Stars

Mamelodi Sundowns

Zambia

See also

References
  1. "Kennedy Mweene - Century of International Appearances". rsssf.com. 17 January 2019.
  2. "Downs conclude Mweene deal". Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. Hughes, Ian (25 January 2013). "Zambia 1–1 Nigeria". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. Kennedy Mweene - Century of International Appearances
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