Philemon Kaunda

Philemon Kaunda was a Zambian footballer who featured for Mufulira Wanderers in the early '80s and also played for Zambia as a central defender. His younger brother Philemon Mulala also played for both Wanderers and Zambia in the same period.

Philemon Kaunda
Personal information
Place of birth Zambia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1986 Mufulira Wanderers
1987–1988 Mbabane Dribbling Wizards
1988–1991 Moneni Pirates
National team
1978–1986 Zambia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kaunda first played for Wanderers when he was still a school boy at Kantanshi Secondary School in 1977 and made his international debut the following year when he came on as 90th-minute substitute in a CECAFA Cup group stage match against Somalia which Zambia won 4-0, with coach Brian Tiler stating that he had a great future with the national team.[1][2] When Ackim Musenge was forced into retirement by injury at CECAFA 1979, Kaunda took over as Wanderers' key defender. In his time at Shinde Stadium, he won the league, the Challenge Cup and the Champion of Champions trophy.

He left Wanderers at the end of the 1986 season to join Swazi side Mbabane Dribbling Wizards and later Moneni Pirates, where he ended his playing career.[3][4]

He later joined the technical bench of South African side Cape Town Spurs.[5]

References
  1. Sikazwe, Sam (1977), "Mighty Wanderers sail through," Times of Zambia, Ndola
  2. Lombe, Humphrey (1978) "Zambia, Malawi set for showdown," Times of Zambia, 11 November 1978
  3. "Musonda quits Brugge," Times of Zambia, 18 July 1987
  4. "I've never played in SA," Times of Zambia, 21 November 1988
  5. "The player with an educated left foot (Press reader)". Press Reader. Retrieved 8 August 2016.


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