James Chamanga
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James Chamanga (born 2 February 1980) is a Zambian professional football who plays as a striker for Red Arrows.
Club career
Chamanga's goal against the South Africa national team earned him his first move abroad as the then South African Premier Soccer League side Bush Bucks signed him in 2005. After Bush Bucks were relegated in 2006 he signed with Supersport United where he was the club's top goalscorer for the 2006–07 season.
Chamanga scored a record-breaking five goals for Swallows in a 6–2 league win against Platinum Stars on 9 December 2007. This included a hat-trick between the 20th and the 24th minute.
In April 2008, Chamanga moved to Chinese Super League club Dalian Shide, after he scored 14 goals in ABSA Premier League for Moroka Swallows in the previous season.[1]
On 6 May 2012, Chamanga made his 100th league appearance for Dalian in a 4–1 home win against Tianjin Teda. He scored a hat-trick in this match.
He scored 14 goals for Liaoning Whowin in 2016 Chinese Super League, tied second on the scorers' ranking table.[2] He renewed his contract with Liaoning Whowin until 2018.
Chamanga suffered serious shoulder injuriy and fractured ribs when challenging for a header during the match against Guizhou Hengfeng on 8 July 2017,[3] but he recovered and decided to stay with team after its relegation to the China League One.
On 6 July 2018, Liaoning Whowin announced that Chamanga would no longer playing for the team, but participate in team management instead, indicating his retirement.[4]
At the end of March 2019, Chamanga came out of retirement and signed a three-month contract with Red Arrows in Zambia.[5]
International career
Chamanga made his international debut on 26 February 2005 against Botswana and five months later he scored his first international goal in the COSAFA Cup semifinal against South Africa.
He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team which finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He netted Zambia's opener against Sudan (2008 African Nations Cup) in the Chipolopolo's 3–0 win. Chamanga also scored Zambia's first goal at the 2006 African Nations Cup against Tunisia.
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. | 13 August 2005 | Mafikeng, South Africa | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = South Africa | flag alias = Flag of South Africa.svg | flag alias-1795 = Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg | flag alias-1801 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1857 = Flag of Transvaal.svg | flag alias-1875 = Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg | flag alias-1876 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg | flag alias-1902 = Flag of Orange River Colony.svg | flag alias-1910 = South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg | flag alias-1912 = Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg | flag alias-1982 = Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg | flag alias-naval-1951 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951-1952).svg | flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg | flag alias-naval-1981 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-marines=Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-marines=South African Maritime Reaction Squadron | link alias-naval = South African Navy | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg | flag alias-air force-1940 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg | flag alias-air force-1951 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg | flag alias-air force-1958 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg | flag alias-air force-1967 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg | flag alias-air force-1981 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg | flag alias-air force-1982 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg | flag alias-air force-1994 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg | link alias-air force = South African Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the South African Army.svg | flag alias-army-1951 = Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png | flag alias-army-1966 = Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png | flag alias-army-1973 = Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg | flag alias-army-1981 = Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg | flag alias-army-1994 = Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg | flag alias-army-2002 = Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg | link alias-army = South African Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = South African National Defence Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg | link alias-navy = South African Navy | link alias-football = South Africa national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 2–2 (9–8 p) || 2005 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 22 January 2006 | Alexandria, Egypt | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Tunisia | flag alias = Flag of Tunisia.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg | flag alias-old = Tunisian flag till 1831.svg | border-old = | flag alias-bey = Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg | Tunisian National Navy | link alias-army = Tunisian Army | link alias-air force= Tunisian Air Force | Tunisian National Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 1–4 || 2006 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | 23 July 2006 | Windhoek, Namibia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Seychelles | flag alias = Flag of Seychelles.svg | flag alias-1903 = Flag of Seychelles (1903–1961).svg | flag alias-1961 = Flag of Seychelles (1961–1976).svg | flag alias-1976 = Flag of Seychelles (1976–1977).svg | flag alias-1977 = Flag of Seychelles (1977–1996).svg | link alias-navy = Seychelles Coast Guard | link alias-naval = Seychelles Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 2–0 || 2006 COSAFA Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | 3 September 2006 | N'Djamena, Chad | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Chad | flag alias = Flag of Chad.svg | link alias-air force = Chadian Air Force | link alias-army = Chadian Ground Forces | link alias-military = Chad National Army | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 2–0 || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | 22 January 2008 | Kumasi, Ghana | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Sudan | flag alias = Flag of Sudan.svg | flag alias-1956 = Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Sudanese Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Sudanese Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg | link alias-naval = Sudanese Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Sudanese Army (1956–present).png | link alias-army = Sudanese Army | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg | link alias-navy = Sudanese Navy | flag alias-military = Insignia of the Sudanese Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Sudanese Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | 21 November 2009 | Lusaka, Zambia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = North Korea | flag alias = Flag of North Korea.svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of North Korea.svg | link alias-naval = Korean People's Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Korean People's Army Ground Force (2023-).svg | link alias-army = Korean People's Army Ground Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Korean People's Army Navy (Obverse).svg | link alias-navy = Korean People's Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (Normal).svg | link alias-military = Korean People's Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (Obverse).svg | link alias-air force = Korean People's Army Air Force | flag alias-strategic force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Strategic Force.svg | link alias-strategic force = Korean People's Army Strategic Force | flag alias-special forces = Flag of the Korean People's Army Special Operation Force.svg | link alias-special forces = Korean People's Army Special Operation Force | flag alias-special bureau = Flag of the Missile General Bureau (North Korea).svg | link alias-special bureau = Missile General Bureau | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 4–1 || rowspan=3| Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | 21 January 2010 | Benguela, Angola | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Gabon | flag alias = Flag of Gabon.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Gabon 1959-1960.svg | link alias-naval = Gabonese Navy | link alias-air force = Gabonese Air Force | link alias-army = Gabonese Army | link alias-navy = Gabonese Navy | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center| 2–1 || 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | 5 September 2010 | Chililabombwe, Zambia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Comoros | flag alias = Flag of the Comoros.svg | flag alias-1963 = Flag of the Comoros (1963–1975).svg | flag alias-1975 = Flag of the Comoros (1975–1978).svg | flag alias-1978 = Flag of the Comoros (1978–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of the Comoros (1992–1996).svg | flag alias-1996 = Flag of the Comoros (1996–2001).svg | link alias-naval = Comorian Navy | link alias-navy = Comorian Navy | Comorian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|3–0 || align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=2| 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. | 27 March 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Mozambique | flag alias = Flag of Mozambique.svg | flag alias-1974 = Flag of Mozambique (1974-1975).svg | flag alias-1975 = Flag of Mozambique (1975–1983).svg | flag alias-1983 = Flag of Mozambique (1983).svg | flag alias-1984 = Flag of Mozambique (WFB 2000).svg | Mozambican Army | flag alias-army = Flag of the Mozambique Army.svg | Mozambique Naval Command | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Mozambique Naval Command.svg | Mozambique Naval Command | link alias-air force = Mozambique Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mozambique Air Force.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. | 4 February 2012 | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Sudan | flag alias = Flag of Sudan.svg | flag alias-1956 = Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Sudanese Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Sudanese Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg | link alias-naval = Sudanese Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Sudanese Army (1956–present).png | link alias-army = Sudanese Army | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sudan.svg | link alias-navy = Sudanese Navy | flag alias-military = Insignia of the Sudanese Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Sudanese Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|3–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2012 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Zambia
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