Kazadi Mwamba Explained

Kazadi Mwamba
Fullname:Robert Kazadi Mwamba
Birth Date:6 March 1947
Birth Place:Élisabethville, Belgian Congo
Death Date:1998
Height:1.75 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:TP Mazembe
Nationalyears1:1968–1980
Nationalteam1:Zaire[1]
Nationalcaps1:40
Nationalgoals1:0

Robert Kazadi Mwamba[2] (6 March 1947 – 1998[3]) was a goalkeeper who played for TP Mazembe and Zaire.

Career

Mwamba played for DR Congo giants TP Mazembe and the Zaire national team (now DR Congo).

He was named the Player of the Tournament when Congo won the 1968 African Cup of Nations and followed this up with another victory in the 1974 African Cup of Nations where he was named to the Team of the Tournament.

At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, in a group game involving the Leopards and Yugoslavia, Kazadi conceded three goals in the first 20 minutes and was substituted by his Yugoslavian coach, Blagoje Vidinić.

He appeared in two 1982 World Cup qualifying matches; a 5–2 win over Mozambique on 13 July 1980 and a 3–2 win over Madagascar on 21 December 1980.

Kazadi was voted the IFFHS Keeper of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000.[4]

He was the cousin of fellow footballer Bwanga Tshimen.[5]

Honours

TP Mazembe

Zaire

Individual

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kongk-recintlp.html Appearances for Congo-Kinshasa National Team
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 27 May 2008 . 30 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130191618/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/01/09/egypt_hassan/index.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . sportsillustrated.cnn.com . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130191618/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/01/09/egypt_hassan/index.html . 30 January 2010 . dead.
  4. Web site: Arruda, Marcelo Leme de. IFFHS' Players and Keepers of the Century for many countries. 1 November 2009. RSSSF. 21 January 2000.
  5. Web site: World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews. RSSSF. 19 April 2018.