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Zambian Will Win African-Based Player Award: Kalaba
2012 CAF African-based Player award nominee Rainford Kalaba believes the honour will go to a Zambian.
The Zambia midfielder is vying for this year’s CAF African-based player award together compatriot and his club mate at TP Mazembe Stopilla Sunzu including three other contenders.
“I and Stoppila are still young and we have a long way to go in our football careers,” Kalaba told the Zambia Daily Mail.
“If I win, Stopilla will congratulate me and if he wins, I will congratulate him.
“This is just the beginning and this (nomination) will inspire us to work hard and eye bigger awards in the future.”
Kalaba and defender Sunzu were instrumental Zambia’s 2012 Africa Cup triumph in Gabon last February.
The TP Mazembe duo will battle for honours with Mohamed Aboutreika of Egypt, Tunisian Yousse Msakni and his Cameroonian club mate at Esperance Yannick N’Djeng.
Meanwhile, Zambia captain Christopher Katongo is in the running for the coveted 2012 African player of the year.
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Kk
November 8, 2012 at 8:37 am
Keep it up tumfweko,never stop givin us the news..
Mr. X
November 8, 2012 at 8:38 am
yes it is very possible and well deserved.
but watch out for CAF, they favour francophone countries
Nicola
November 8, 2012 at 8:45 am
kalaba you shall win.
Barotse diaspora
November 8, 2012 at 8:58 am
U are right kalaba, its zambia after fifa’s ranking to 5th position in africa.
Shikulu
November 8, 2012 at 10:03 am
I fully surpport Mr X. Francophone countries are no better than colonialists, they want to always stiffle anglophone voices when it comes to football. It was a great moment when Zambia triumphed at Afcon 2012.
keo
November 8, 2012 at 10:14 am
our time has come!this year z for zambia
THE ONLY LIVING JAY
November 8, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Ideally, Zambia should win the Africa footballer of the year 2012 award, besides what Kalaba iz talking about.
zambians forget easily
November 9, 2012 at 10:29 am
and to be precise, Rainford, “master, Mupashi” Kalaba the playmaker might just scoop it.
pompizo
November 9, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Flew into Ndola to watch the game one weekend and the crowd favourite was unmistakable. Each time he touched the ball crowd went Sunzuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!, nice atmosphere that was
nshendi
November 9, 2012 at 2:56 pm
“Based” or is it”best”