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The Career Path of Kalusha Bwalya

Which footballer followed this career path?

The career path

  1. Mufulira Wanderers1980 — 1985🇿🇲 Zambia
  2. Cercle Brugge1985 — 1989🇧🇪 Belgium
  3. PSV Eindhoven1989 — 1994🇳🇱 Netherlands
  4. Club América1994 — 1997🇲🇽 Mexico
  5. Necaxa1997 — 1997🇲🇽 Mexico
  6. Club León1998 — 1998🇲🇽 Mexico
  7. Correcaminos2000 — 2000🇲🇽 Mexico

The answer

This career path belongs to Kalusha Bwalya.

Position
Forward
Nationality
🇿🇲 Zambian
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Hints

  1. Hint 1Named African Footballer of the Year in 1988
  2. Hint 2Survived the 1993 plane crash that killed the rest of Zambia's national team, because he was traveling separately from Europe
  3. Hint 3Won back-to-back league titles with a Dutch club
  4. Hint 4Scored a hat-trick against three-time world champions Italy at the 1988 Olympics
  5. Hint 5Spent the second half of his career mostly in Mexican football

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Did you know?

  • In April 1993, the plane carrying almost the entire Zambia national team crashed off the coast of Gabon, killing everyone aboard; Bwalya, then playing in Europe, was traveling to the match separately and was spared.
  • At the 1988 Seoul Olympics he scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Italy, one of the most remarkable individual performances of that tournament.
  • In 2018 FIFA banned him over bribery allegations tied to his football administration work, but he was later cleared and found not guilty.

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This question appeared in the daily riddle of October 9, 2026.

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