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His debut as a professional for Zambia came in 1988 against Ghana in Lusaka which Zambia won 2–0 and Musonda did not disappoint, tellingly imposing himself on the game. He was one of the star players at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as Zambia reached the quarter finals, trouncing Italy and Guatemala with 4–0 scorelines along the way.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|title=Charles Musonda Biography and Statistics|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/charles-musonda-1.html|accessdate=8 March 2010}}</ref> | His debut as a professional for Zambia came in 1988 against Ghana in Lusaka which Zambia won 2–0 and Musonda did not disappoint, tellingly imposing himself on the game. He was one of the star players at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as Zambia reached the quarter finals, trouncing Italy and Guatemala with 4–0 scorelines along the way.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|title=Charles Musonda Biography and Statistics|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/charles-musonda-1.html|accessdate=8 March 2010}}</ref> | ||
When a [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|plane carrying the Zambian National team]] developed problems and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gabon on 28 April 1993 killing all 30 people on board including crew members and [[Football Association of Zambia]] president Michael Mwape, Musonda was traumatised as he was supposed to have been on the same plane. According to one report, he was called up by the national coach [[Godfrey Chitalu]] for the 1994 World Cup qualification match against Senegal but Anderlecht's team manager, | When a [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|plane carrying the Zambian National team]] developed problems and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gabon on 28 April 1993 killing all 30 people on board including crew members and [[Football Association of Zambia]] president Michael Mwape, Musonda was traumatised as he was supposed to have been on the same plane. According to one report, he was called up by the national coach [[Godfrey Chitalu]] for the 1994 World Cup qualification match against Senegal but Anderlecht's team manager, Michel Verschueren, asked him to refuse the invitation and to play for Anderlecht, which Musonda did and therefore missed the fateful flight, though in an interview Musonda himself disclosed that when he first heard about the plane crash, he was in bed recovering from knee surgery and that was what saved his life. He would undergo seven operations on the same knee between 1991 and 1996.<ref>Christopher Berti. "[http://www.dhnet.be/dhjournal/archives_det.phtml?id=317473 Charly Musonda, l'homme au sourire éternel]". [[DH Journal]], 23 January 2004. Retrieved on 2008-11-23.</ref> | ||
Musonda returned to Anderlecht to become a youth coach and kit manager for the first team.<ref>[http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be].</ref> | Musonda returned to Anderlecht to become a youth coach and kit manager for the first team.<ref>[http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be].</ref> | ||
