Beston Chambeshi (born 4 April 1960) is a Zambian

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coach and former player.

Playing career

Chambeshi played club football for

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. He represented Zambia at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Coaching career

He coached Zambian club side Power Dynamos from 2012 to 2013. He became manager of the Zambian under-20 team in 2017, and managed them at the

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. He combined his role with that of club side

, and he won the 2017 FAZ Coach of the Year Award. In May 2018, following the resignation of

Wedson Nyirenda Wedson Nyirenda (born 23 November 1966) is a Zambian football manager and former player. Playing career Nyirenda played as a forward for Nchanga Rangers and Power Dynamos in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. In 1993, he played for Kaizer Chiefs. M ...

, he was appointed interim manager of the Zambian senior team. He was replaced by Belgian manager Sven Vandenbroeck in July 2018. In July 2021, Chambeshi was appointed manager of Zambia, replacing

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* * 1960 births Living people Zambian men's footballers Nkana F.C. players Olympic footballers for Zambia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Zambian football managers Zambia national football team managers Men's association football forwards {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub