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Once again, Chilengi bore the brunt of fans' criticism and decided to quit football after some fans went as far as making abusive phone calls to his wife Annie. After talking to his family and top officials from
Buffaloes' sponsors Zambia Army, Chilengi rescinded his decision and decided to go back
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Chilengi first cut his coaching teeth with
Zambian Division I side Nitrogen Chemicals of Kafue in 1988 but left them after a season to join Ndola United, on the promise of a coaching course abroad. He turned around the fortunes of United, leading them to a top five finish in 1989 before leaving to
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and Robert Lutoba. When Chama retired at the end of the season, Chilengi established himself in the team as a central defender. He won the 4 Challenge Cups, 2 Champion of
Champion trophies, 2 Heroes and Unity Cups and the league title in 1977, 1979 and 1981 with Buffaloes and soon got a call-up to
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which was on the ascendency. He succeeded in transforming
Zamsure into a formidable force in the league, leading them to two runner-up slots. He stayed with Zamsure until 1995 after which he moved to Zimbabwean side Hwange FC and was voted Coach of the Year in 1997.
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The towering defender who stood over six feet tall could also play in midfield and he weighed in with a fair number of goals. He was quite accurate from the penalty spot, often pointing to one side before taking his kick, which served to confuse the goalkeeper.
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needing a win to advance from the group. However, Merry Abdel Karim's goal, which went in after a deflection off
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to the pitch to 'face more insults,' as he called it. He stated that he had about two more years before he could hang up his boots.
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success in Uganda. Chilengi scored a penalty in the 1–1 draw against the hosts in the group stage and in the final against
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27:Personal information
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696:Categories
638:M. Chabala
518:D. Chabala
403:References
266:CECAFA Cup
245:Dick Chama
64:, Zimbabwe
658:B. Chanda
618:J. Chanda
598:L. Chanda
383:instead.
324:last game
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72:Defender
588:Musonda
578:Makinka
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328:Morocco
320:Algeria
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62:Hwange
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387:Death
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