Lucky Msiska (born 17 March 1960) is a Zambian

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manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Born in

Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in southern Africa, south central Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by Amalgamation (politics), amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-West ...

(now Zambia), Msiska played club football for local side

Power Dynamos F.C. Power Dynamos is a Zambian football club based in Kitwe that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. The club is currently sponsored by Copperbelt Energy Corporation. Power Dynamo ...

before signing with Belgian club K.F.C. Roeselare. Msiska played for the Zambia national team 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 ...

in Seoul. He also played for the senior side at the

1990 African Cup of Nations The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won it ...

and appeared in several FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Msiska became a manager of youth clubs in Belgium. He joined the technical staff of the Zambia national team in 2005. Msiska also managed the Zambia national under-23 football team in the qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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* 1960 births Living people Zambian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Zambia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Zambia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1990 African Cup of Nations players Power Dynamos F.C. players K.S.V. Roeselare players Zambian expatriate men's footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub