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==National Team== | ==National Team== | ||
Simwala first featured for the Zambian national team in October 1969 against Congolese club Daring Falcons in a three match series for the BAT Independence trophy, while he was still a schoolboy. His full international debut came a year later in a CAN qualifier against | Simwala first featured for the Zambian national team in October 1969 against Congolese club Daring Falcons in a three match series for the BAT Independence trophy, while he was still a schoolboy. His full international debut came a year later in a CAN qualifier against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. His first goal for Zambia was in April 1973 when Zambia beat Ethiopia 4–2 in a World Cup qualifier in [[Lusaka]]. Six months later, Simwala was on the score sheet again when Zambia beat Morocco 4–0 in another World Cup qualifier in Lusaka, a match which he rated as one of his most memorable games. | ||
He was a squad member at | He was a squad member at CAN 1974 where Zambia reached the final only to lose to Zaire after a replay. When [[Dick Chama]] retired, Simwala was named captain and he led Zambia to the 1976 East and Central Africa football tournament where they lost the final 2–0 to Uganda. He was part of Zambia's Olympic Games squad at Moscow 1980 and played all three games as Zambia bowed out in the first round. His last game for Zambia came on 12 December 1980 in a 1–1 draw with Kenya during that country's Independence celebrations after which he announced his retirement from football to leave room to young players and took up the coaching job at Rhokana stadium.<ref name=quits/> | ||
==Coaching career== | ==Coaching career== | ||
In 1980, Simwala was appointed Rhokana United (who were by then renamed Nkana Red Devils) coach under Englishman | In 1980, Simwala was appointed Rhokana United (who were by then renamed Nkana Red Devils) coach under Englishman Jeff Butler. His first success was the 1982 Zambian league title when Nkana finished the season unbeaten in 22 league games. It was the first time the Red Devils had won the league and it would be the first of 8 titles under Simwala. | ||
The Devils retained the title the following year and lost it in 1984 to bitter Kitwe rivals [[Power Dynamos F.C.|Power Dynamos]] but made up the following year. With 4 games to go, Simwala was sidelined and replaced by Butler as coach for the remaining 4 league games, after a poor run by the devils and the team responded by beating Power 2–0 at their home ground in the last game of the season and snatched the title by a point.<ref>Anon. "Butler back at Devils" ''Times of Zambia,'' 7 November 1985 p.12</ref><ref>Anon. "Devils win FAZ league," ''Sunday Times of Zambia,'' 8 December 1985 p.8</ref> | The Devils retained the title the following year and lost it in 1984 to bitter Kitwe rivals [[Power Dynamos F.C.|Power Dynamos]] but made up the following year. With 4 games to go, Simwala was sidelined and replaced by Butler as coach for the remaining 4 league games, after a poor run by the devils and the team responded by beating Power 2–0 at their home ground in the last game of the season and snatched the title by a point.<ref>Anon. "Butler back at Devils" ''Times of Zambia,'' 7 November 1985 p.12</ref><ref>Anon. "Devils win FAZ league," ''Sunday Times of Zambia,'' 8 December 1985 p.8</ref> | ||
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When the two teams met in the league a few weeks later, Nkana pulverised ZESCO 4–0. That same year, Simwala had a coaching stint at Swansea in Wales for 6 weeks. | When the two teams met in the league a few weeks later, Nkana pulverised ZESCO 4–0. That same year, Simwala had a coaching stint at Swansea in Wales for 6 weeks. | ||
In 1989, Simwala incensed the | In 1989, Simwala incensed the Referees Association of Zambia (RAZ) with his comments after a league game, when he remarked that his wife would have handled the game better than the referee who was in charge on the day. The RAZ gave a statement a few days later that henceforth, referees would boycott Nkana matches and Mrs. Simwala would officiate all of their games. The ban was enforced and Nkana matches had to be postponed until Simwala and the club apologised for the remarks. | ||
In June 1992, Simwala was again in the headlines and this time he was fined and suspended for the rest of the season for attacking referee Alex Kampinda after a league match against Chambishi Blackburn at Chambishi ground which Nkana won 2–0. Although Simwala denied punching the referee and insisted that he merely touched him in the process of gesticulating, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) still found him culpable. Due the fact that the referee left the incident out of his match report, his appeal was successfully heard though the referee was carpeted for not reporting the incident.<ref>Kachingwe, Chris "FAZ court bans Simwala" ''Sunday Times of Zambia,'' 21 June 1992, p.10</ref> | In June 1992, Simwala was again in the headlines and this time he was fined and suspended for the rest of the season for attacking referee Alex Kampinda after a league match against Chambishi Blackburn at Chambishi ground which Nkana won 2–0. Although Simwala denied punching the referee and insisted that he merely touched him in the process of gesticulating, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) still found him culpable. Due the fact that the referee left the incident out of his match report, his appeal was successfully heard though the referee was carpeted for not reporting the incident.<ref>Kachingwe, Chris "FAZ court bans Simwala" ''Sunday Times of Zambia,'' 21 June 1992, p.10</ref> | ||
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*Champion of Champions Cup: 1986 and 1992 | *Champion of Champions Cup: 1986 and 1992 | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.11v11.com/players/moses-simwala-193404/ 11v11 Profile] | *[http://www.11v11.com/players/moses-simwala-193404/ 11v11 Profile] | ||
