Clive Hachilensa (born 17 September 1979 in

Mazabuka Mazabuka is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia. It is the capital of Mazabuka District, one of the thirteen administrative units in the Southern Province. The name Mazabuka originates from a Tonga local language word "kuzabuka" which me ...

) is a

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defender. He comes from the southern part of Zambia and has a sister and two other brothers. He was part of the

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team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. Hachilensa is currently playing for ZESCO United F.C. In 2007, he played for

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premier division,

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. He made his debut on "The Islanders" on 4 August 2007 against

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. He scored a goal on his debut to secure his team a 3 – 2 win, and was a popular player among the fans. He was also part of the squad who played the 2008 African cup of nations in Ghana and their team were sent out in group stages. He joined South African side Carara Kicks F.C. in 2008 and is currently at the club.

Clubs

*2001–2003:

Kabwe Warriors Kabwe Warriors is a Zambian football club based in Kabwe that plays in the Zambian Premier League. They play their home games at Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu 107 Stadium in Kabwe. They are the second most successful club in Zambia in terms of trophies ...

*2004:

Green Buffaloes Green Buffaloes Football Club is a Zambia Army-sponsored football team which was founded in 1965 as Zambian Army and later changed to Green Buffaloes FC. Green Buffaloes is one of the most successful club in the history of Zambian football and dom ...

*2005:

ZESCO United ZESCO United Football Club (simply often known as ZESCO) is a Zambian professional football club based in Ndola in Zambia, that competes in the Zambia Super League, Founded in 1974. The team plays its home matches at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. ...

*2005–2007:

Free State Stars Free State Stars Football club is a South African professional football club based in Bethlehem, Free State that plays in the National First Division. Formerly known as Makwane Computer Stars and Qwa Qwa Stars, their most significant honour ...

*2007: /

*2008:

*2008–: Carara Kicks F.C.

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* 1979 births Living people People from Mazabuka District Zambian men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers Zambian expatriate men's footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Green Buffaloes F.C. players Kabwe Warriors F.C. players Free State Stars F.C. players Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Finland IFK Mariehamn players Veikkausliiga players Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland ZESCO United F.C. players Men's association football defenders Carara Kicks F.C. players {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub