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135:1962–1969
1176:22
1166:16
1156:15
1146:14
1136:13
1126:12
1116:11
1106:10
929:Forwards
606:Bulawayo
598:Zimbabwe
554:Romanian
543:Ethiopia
445:Cameroun
379:against
369:Tanzania
250:BDF F.C.
88:, Zambia
60:Bancroft
1180:Mulenga
1160:Sinkala
1130:Kaimana
1120:Chitalu
1096:9
1090:Simwala
1086:8
1076:7
1070:Katumba
1066:6
1060:Musonda
1056:5
1050:Makwaza
1046:4
1040:Kalambo
1036:3
1026:2
1016:1
618:malaria
550:Morocco
494:Nigeria
449:Yaounde
377:Nairobi
1150:Mutale
1080:Katebe
622:Lusaka
529:in an
478:Malawi
438:Lusaka
400:Uganda
283:Zambia
239:Zambia
205:Zambia
86:Lusaka
1190:Chama
1170:Tembo
1110:Chola
1100:Banda
1020:Mwape
612:Death
586:Ghana
535:Cairo
527:Egypt
418:Ndola
414:Sudan
381:Kenya
108:Years
1030:Muke
734:FIFA
427:FIFA
301:2002
245:1987
235:1980
165:1971
118:Apps
112:Team
371:in
341:CAN
212:(6)
126:Gls
1220::
1002:–
732:–
451:.
209:78
62:,
990:e
983:t
976:v
763:e
756:t
749:v
128:)
124:(
49:)
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