Kalusha Bwalya was born on 16 August 1963 and is a Zambian former international footballer.
14 Facts About Kalusha Bwalya
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Kalusha Bwalya is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola.
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Kalusha Bwalya's cousin is former Cardiff City and Welsh national team member Robert Earnshaw.
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On 20 March 2016, Kalusha Bwalya lost the Football Association of Zambia elections to a renowned businessman-turned football official Andrew Kamanga by 163 to 156 votes in what many thought was an impossible task for the challenger.
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Kalusha Bwalya is considered one of the greatest players in Zambian football history.
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Kalusha Bwalya debuted against Sudan in April 1983 at Dag Hammarskjoeld Stadium in a Cup of Nations qualifier in Ndola, and scored his first goal against Uganda in a World Cup qualifier the following year at the same venue.
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Kalusha Bwalya has appeared in multiple tournaments, including six editions of the African Cup of Nations.
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The national team finished in 3rd place at the next edition of the Africa Cup in South Africa in 1996, with Kalusha Bwalya winning the Golden Boot Award as the top scorer at the tournament.
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Kalusha Bwalya was a player-coach during the African 2006 World Cup qualification matches.
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Kalusha Bwalya has nevertheless remained actively involved in international football, contributing to the 2006 World Cup as a member of FIFA's Technical Study Group.
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Kalusha Bwalya was one of the ambassadors of the 2010 World Cup which was held in South Africa.
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Kalusha Bwalya's next stop was Club America, to whom he moved in 1994.
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Kalusha Bwalya currently serves as a standing committee member at FIFA and the Confederation of African Football and as of 2008 was the president of the Football Association of Zambia from 2008 to 2016.
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Kalusha Bwalya lost the FA presidency to Andrew Kamanga when he attempted a third term bid in office during the 2016 FAZ AGM.