Administrators, upwizcampeditors
0
edits
Freddie Mwila: Difference between revisions
From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
→Coaching career
| Line 178: | Line 178: | ||
Later in the year, Mwila was appointed Botswana national team coach and when the national team perished in the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|Gabon Disaster]] in April 1993, Mwila was called upon to mould the new team and he obliged after seeking permission from his employers [[Botswana Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=New York Times|author=Hughes, Rob|title=The Honor and Dishonor|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/07/sports/07iht-rob.html?pagewanted=all|date=7 May 1993}}</ref> Zambia came within a point of qualifying to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1994]], losing out to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. | Later in the year, Mwila was appointed Botswana national team coach and when the national team perished in the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|Gabon Disaster]] in April 1993, Mwila was called upon to mould the new team and he obliged after seeking permission from his employers [[Botswana Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=New York Times|author=Hughes, Rob|title=The Honor and Dishonor|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/07/sports/07iht-rob.html?pagewanted=all|date=7 May 1993}}</ref> Zambia came within a point of qualifying to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1994]], losing out to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. | ||
When the Government and the FAZ could not reach an agreement with [[Roald Poulsen]] over a new contract in November 1996, Mwila was appointed coach with Ndhlovu as Technical Advisor, with Mwila infamously stating that his predecessor Poulsen had run away because 'he knew that the World Cup qualifier against | When the Government and the FAZ could not reach an agreement with [[Roald Poulsen]] over a new contract in November 1996, Mwila was appointed coach with Ndhlovu as Technical Advisor, with Mwila infamously stating that his predecessor Poulsen had run away because 'he knew that the World Cup qualifier against South Africa in Lusaka would be tough.'<ref>Kambikambi, Yuyo. "Pros to be sieved, says coach" ''Times of Zambia'', 27 January 1997, p.14</ref> The duo's reign was short-lived as they resigned on 11 April 1997 when Zambia failed to beat Zaire in a World Cup qualifier, drawing 2–2 in Harare.<ref>Mulwanda, Gerald and Kayira, Victor. "Mwila, Ndhlovu resign" ''Times of Zambia'', 12 April 1997, p.8</ref> [[George Mungwa]] took over as caretaker coach but he could not save Zambia's campaign as South Africa grabbed the only ticket to France '98 in the group. | ||
Mwila coached | Mwila coached Qwa Qwa Stars in South Africa later in 1997 and returned home to coach [[Zanaco F.C.]] in 1998, staying with them for two seasons before being engaged by Lusaka Dynamos in 2000. His stint at Dynamos was short-lived and his next coaching assignment was with Zimbabwe's Highlanders as Technical Advisor to coach Willard Khumalo in 2002 but left after a disastrous CAF Champions League campaign in early 2003. | ||
That same year, in October, he was involved in a road accident after he decided to try his luck with South African side Free State Stars. Just a week before Mwila could sign a contract with the club, he was involved in a road accident. The crash left him with two broken legs but fortunate to escape with his life as Malawian coach Robert Banda, who was driving the car, died instantly in the collision.<ref>"Mwila's misfortune," ''bbc'' http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3812129.stm (retrieved 22 May 2012)</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|title=Bloemfontein coach killed in car smash|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=280433&cc=5901|date=15 October 2003}}</ref> Mwila has not been actively involved in football since then. | That same year, in October, he was involved in a road accident after he decided to try his luck with South African side Free State Stars. Just a week before Mwila could sign a contract with the club, he was involved in a road accident. The crash left him with two broken legs but fortunate to escape with his life as Malawian coach Robert Banda, who was driving the car, died instantly in the collision.<ref>"Mwila's misfortune," ''bbc'' http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3812129.stm (retrieved 22 May 2012)</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|title=Bloemfontein coach killed in car smash|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=280433&cc=5901|date=15 October 2003}}</ref> Mwila has not been actively involved in football since then. | ||
