Chaswe Nsofwa

Chaswe Nsofwa

Personal information
Date of birth	22 October 1978(1978-10-22)
Place of birth	Zambia
Date of death	29 August 2007(2007-08-29) (aged 28)
Place of death	Beersheba, Israel
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2002	Zanaco	?	(?)
2003	Krylia Sovetov	2	(0)
2004	Zanaco	?	(?)
2005	Green Buffaloes	?	(?)
2005–2006	Melaka TMFC	?	(?)
2006–2007	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	?	(?)
2007	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1	(2)
National team
2000–2006	Zambia	33	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Chaswe Nsofwa (22 October 1978 – 29 August 2007) was a Zambian international football striker. He died during a training match in Beersheba, Israel.

Career

Arrival in Israel

During a trial in August 2007, Nsofwa scored two goals in two Toto Cup matches, prompting a signature. He was signed by Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Liga Leumit (National League) though too late for the Israel Football Association to allow him to play in the club's first league match. After missing the first league round, he played his first match on 25 August 2007 against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. His first start was a successful one as he scored two goals and received much praise from the local supporters.

National team career

He was part of the Zambian African Nations Cup team in 2002. He also represented his country at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Cup in Nigeria.

Death

On 29 August 2007, he died from a sudden heart failure during a training match against Maccabi Beersheba at Vasermil Stadium. 40 minutes later, he was brought to Soroka Medical Center where he was declared DOA.^[1]

He was buried on Thursday 6 September in his home country of Zambia at Lusaka's Old Leopards Hill cemetery. His funeral was attended by former president Frederick Chiluba as well as several members of the Zambian national squad. As a mark of respect to him Hapoel Beersheba have retired the number six shirt in his honour.

See also

• List of footballers who died while playing

References

1. ^ Assayeg, Ophira (2007-08-29). "טרגדיה: שחקן הפועל ב"ש התמוטט ונפטר" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. http://www.one.co.il/Cat/Articles/Article.aspx?categoryId=1&tableId=2&teamId=0&id=98003&bz=76. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 

External links

• Chaswe Nsofwa – FIFA competition record
• Profile on National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Nsofwa, Chaswe
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1978-10-22
Place of birth	Zambia
Date of death	2007-08-29
Place of death	Beersheba, Israel