CHASWE NSOFWA

'Chaswe Nsofwa' (22 October 1978 - 29 August 2007) was a Zambian international football (soccer) striker. He died during a training match in Beersheba, Israel.

Contents

Playing career

Arrival in Israel

National team career

Footnotes

External links

Playing career

Arrival in Israel

During a trial in August 2007, Nsofwa scored two goals in two Toto Cup matches, prompting a signature. He was signed by Hapoel Beersheba of the Israeli Liga Leumit (National League) though too late for the Israel Football Association to allow him to play in the club's first league match. After missing the first league round, he played his first match on August 25, 2007 against Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. His first start was a successful one as he scored two goals and received much praise from the local supporters. On the 29th of August 2007, he died from a sudden heart failure during a training match against Maccabi Beersheba at Vasermil Stadium. Before Magen David Adom paramedics arrived on the scene, he had also swallowed his tongue. Club manager, Marco Balbul, helped pull Nsofwa's tongue back out to which he asked his manager for some air to breath. Forty minutes later, he was brought to Soroka Medical Center where he was declared dead.^[1]

National team career

He was part of the Zambian African Nations Cup team in 2002. He also represented his country at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Cup in Nigeria.

Footnotes

1. טרגדיה: שחקן הפועל ב"ש התמוטט ונפטר Ophira Assayeg

External links

★ Profile on National-Football-Teams.com

★ 2002 African Cup of Nations (squads)