| Chaswe Nsofwa | |
| Fullname: | Chaswe Nsofwa |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Zambia |
| Death Place: | Be'er Sheva, Israel |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Zanaco |
| Years1: | 1999–2002 |
| Clubs1: | Zanaco |
| Years3: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs3: | Krylia Sovetov |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs4: | → Krylia Sovetov II |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs5: | Zanaco |
| Years6: | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs6: | Green Buffaloes |
| Years7: | 2005–2007 |
| Clubs7: | Telekom Malaysia |
| Years8: | 2007 |
| Clubs8: | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1999 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2000–2006 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 9 |
| Pcupdate: | 3 September 2015 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 3 September 2015 (UTC) |
Chaswe Nsofwa (22 October 1978 – 29 August 2007) was a Zambian international footballer who played as a striker. He died during a training match in Be'er Sheva, Israel.
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.
On 29 August 2007, Nsofwa suffered sudden heart failure during a training match against Maccabi Be'er Sheva at Vasermil Stadium. 40 minutes later, he was brought to Soroka Medical Center where he was declared dead on arrival.[1] [2]
He was buried on 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, Hapoel Be'er Sheva have retired the number six shirt in his honour.