Godfrey Kangwa

{{short description|Zambian footballer (died 1993)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Godfrey Kangwa

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| fullname = Godfrey Kangwa

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| birth_place = Zambia

| death_date = 27 April 1993

| death_place = Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = –1993

| clubs1 = Olympique de Casablanca

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| nationalyears1 = 1993

| nationalteam1 = Zambia

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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}}Godfrey Kangwa (died 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993. He was survived by his wife and 3 children; 2 boys and a girl.[http://www.zamnet.zm/newsys/news/viewnews.cgi?category=30&id=1083591281 "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112054552/http://www.zamnet.zm/newsys/news/viewnews.cgi?category=30&id=1083591281 |date=2005-01-12 }}

International career

Godfrey Kangwa made his debut for Zambia on 25 April 1993 during a 3–0 win against Mauritius during 1994 Africa Cup of Nations qualification;{{Cite web |title=Mauritius vs. Zambia 1993-04-25 |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19686/Mauritius_Zambia.html |website=National Football Teams}} he died in a plane crash two days later.

Career statistics

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: As of match played 25 April 1993.{{cite web |title=Godfrey Kangwa |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/49328/Godfrey_Kangwa.html |website=National Football Teams}}

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|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

Zambia

|1993

|1

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!1

!0

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