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Nchimunya Mweetwa (born March 22, 1984) is a Zambian football striker for Nico United.
 | This article needs to be updated. (July 2023) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nchimunya Abishai Mweetwa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 22, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Kabibya United | ||
| 2003 | Medical Stars | ||
| 2004 | Ndola United | ||
| 2005 | Kitwe United | ||
| 2006 | Zesco United | ||
| 2007–2010 | RoPS | 73 | (34) |
| 2013–2014 | NAPSA Stars | ||
| 2014–2015 | SC Villa | ||
| 2015– | Nico United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Zambia | 3 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2018 | |||
Mweetwa began his career whilst still at high school,[2] with his Choma based school being a feeder club for local second division club Kabibya United.[3]
After playing for Medical Stars, Ndola United, Kitwe United and Zesco United in Zambia, Mweetwa went on trial with Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS, eventually signing with them.[3] During his first season with RoPS, Mweetwa scored 17 goals in 24 games, which included a run of scoring 1 goal in 12 consecutive games. Mweetwa's second season was cut short by a serious knee injury.[3]
In the 2010 Ykkönen season Mweetwa made dramatic come-back with total of 13 goals in 23 games, of which in 13 he was in the starting line-up. He was the top scorer for RoPS and according to local newspaper Lapin Kansa, he received three offers from foreign clubs outside Finland.[4]
In August 2014, Mweetwa was named as one of three foreign players for SC Villa's 2014–15 Uganda Super League season.[5]
In September 2015, Mweetwa received a work permit to join Botswana Premier League club Nico United.[6]
On 24 March 2011, Mweetwa and seven other RoPS players, Godfrey Chibanga, Chileshe Chibwe, Francis Kombe, Stephen Kunda, Christopher Musonda, Chanda Mwaba, Pavle Khorguashvili and Valter Khorguashvili were all arrested and taken into custody on match-fixing charges.[3][7] In July 2011, Mweetwa received a suspended jail sentence for his part in the match fixing scandal.[8] On 30 April 2012, Chibanga, Chibwe, Kunda, Musonda, Mwaba, Nchimunya and Mweetwa were all banned from football by FIFA until 5 April 2013.[9][10] Nchimunya Mweetwa was appointed IOC Believe in Sport Ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He has served as a Believe in Sport Ambassador since 2020, focusing on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions in Sport.[citation needed]
International
| Zambia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 3 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 October 2005[1]
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