Robert Watiyakeni (18 October 1969 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian

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and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.

Career

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, Watiyakeni played professional club football in South Africa for Dynamos. Watiyakeni made several appearances for the Zambia national team and participated in the

1992 African Cup of Nations The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in ea ...

finals.

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* 1969 births 1993 deaths Zambian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Zambia men's international footballers 1992 African Cup of Nations players Dynamos F.C. (South Africa) players Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Gabon Footballers killed in the 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash Zambian expatriate men's footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub