Henry Nyambe Mulenga (born 27 August 1987 in

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) is a

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n former footballer.

Career

Nyambe Mulenga started his career for

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, before signed in December 2007 for ZESCO United F.C. In April 2014 left ZESCO United F.C. and joined to League rival

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on a season long loan deal. He last played in the

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for ZESCO United F.C. in the

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, before on 20 January 2017 retired.

Career

Mulenga was part of the Zambian U-20 side which made the quarterfinals of the

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. He is a physical central defender, supported by the notion he was suspended for two of the four games Zambian played in the tournament, due to red card accumulation. In December 2014 he was involved in a road accident, breaking his leg.

Honours

National Team

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

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Notes and references

External links

2007 Zambia results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mulenga, Nyambe 1987 births Living people Zambia men's international footballers Zambian men's footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players ZESCO United F.C. players Men's association football defenders Forest Rangers F.C. players Zambia men's A' international footballers 2009 African Nations Championship players