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11 unusual facts about Chingola


2003 Africa Cup, second division

The final of the tournament, between the winner of each zone, was played in Chingola, Zambia and was won by Cameroon.

Benjamin Bwalya

The hugely talented Bwalya left Wanderers in 1984 for Chingola-based Premier League rivals Nchanga Rangers who he would play for until 1991 after which he retired from playing and coached briefly as one of the assistants at Rangers before joining Konkola Blades in 1992 as coach.

Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage

Located 60 km west of Chingola on the banks of the Kafue River, the orphanage is a tourist attraction for those living in the Copperbelt towns and for international visitors to Zambia.

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Nchanga Mines Open Pit workings lie in an arc 11 km long around the west and north of the town, covering nearly 30 kmĀ².

Emmanuel Mwape

Mwape fell sick and died on 8 April 1991 at Nchanga South Hospital in Chingola.

Felix Bwalya

Felix Bwalya (born October 27, 1970 in Chingola – died December 23, 1997 in Lusaka) was a boxer from Zambia, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Fighton Simukonda

Simukonda was born in Chingola where he started his football career with Division II side Mimbula Diggers as a defender.

Nchanga Mines

The Open Pits at Nchanga Mine are situated in a crescent shaped structure 11 km long around the municipal town of Chingola in Zambia.

Nyambe Mulenga

Henry Nyambe Mulenga (born 27 August 1987 in Chingola) is a Zambian footballer who currently plays in defence for ZESCO United F.C. in the Zambian Premier League.

Stoppila Sunzu

Stopilla Sunzu was born in Chingola and is the younger brother of Felix Sunzu and the son of Felix Sunzu Sr a goalkeeper who was originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Water supply and sanitation in Zambia

In 2004 the DTF became operational and two pilot projects in peri-urban areas were initiated in the Itimpi area in Kitwe and the Maiteneke area in Chingola with a total of 11 kiosks supplying 16,000 people.


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