Chiwanki Lyainga

Chiwanki Lyainga (c. 1983 – 3 February 2014) was a Zambian football player from Lusaka, Zambia.

Chiwanki Lyainga
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1983
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Date of death (aged 30)
Place of death Lusaka, Zambia
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Young Arrows F.C.
2009–2014 Red Arrows
National team‡
2008 Zambia 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2014

Club career

Lyainga played for Zambian football clubs Red Arrows and Power Dynamos.[1]

International career

Lyainga earned two caps for Zambia in 2008, scoring one goal in a friendly match against Libya. He was a member of Zambia's squad for the 2008 COSAFA Cup.[2]

Death

Lyainga, aged 30, died in a Lusaka hospital after being stabbed in Chawama Township. Police believe he got into an argument with a bar patron and was killed in retaliation.[3]

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References
  1. Red Arrows star stabbed to death Archived 2014-02-05 at Archive.today - Zambia Daily Mail
  2. Zambia Wednesday Football Briefs - Lusaka Times
  3. Ex-Zambia player killed - Times of Zambia
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