Rotson Kilambe (born August 6, 1978, in

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) is a retired

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Career

A striker, Kilambe played in

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for

Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) are a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Lords" or "Chie ...

Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system. Bloemfontein Celtic has ...

and

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football l ...

and for Power Dynamos and

Yunnan Hongta Yunnan Hongta (Simplified () was a football club who played in the Chinese Jia-A League who were founded by the Shenzhen Kinspar Group in 1996 and named Shenzhen Kinspar (Simplified (). The club predominantly played within the lower leagues unti ...

and

Zanaco F.C. Zanaco FC is a Zambian football (soccer), football club based in Lusaka that plays in the Zambian Premier League, MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka. Zanaco Football Club was formed in 1978 as a social ...

in his native Zambia. Kilambe made his debut for the

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in 1998 and has since played a major part in his country's successes. He played at the

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and 2000 African Nation Cup Finals. In September 2001, he was suspended for 6 months from international football since he tested positive for

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use, following a World Cup qualifier against

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. Kilambe was the first African player to be banned by

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on doping related charges. The ban denied him the chance of playing at the African Nations Cup Finals in

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Career

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