Rainford Kalaba

Rainford Kalaba (born 14 August 1986) is a former Zambian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Linafoot club TP Mazembe.

Rainford Kalaba
Personal information
Full name Rainford Kalaba[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986
Place of birth Kitwe, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Afrisports Kitwe United 26 (19)
2005–2006 Nice B 3 (0)
2006–2008 ZESCO United ? (23)
2008–2010 Braga 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Gil Vicente (loan) 22 (4)
2009 → Leiria (loan) 3 (1)
2011–2023 TP Mazembe 280 (78)
International career‡
2005– Zambia 103 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:22, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Career

Kalaba was born in Kitwe.

He signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Braga in April 2008.[2]

In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Kalaba and two other players (Nathan Sinkala and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant.[3] All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities,[4] before being pardoned by the Zambian government.[5]

He made his 100th international appearance against Mozambique national football team in June 2017[6] but was substituted in a 1–0 defeat and was in the opinion of national team manager Wedson Nyirenda too hasty to return to the dressing room rather than watch his teammates and needed to be disciplined.[7] He was not chosen in the squads for the 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Algeria national football team and Nigeria national football team in autumn 2017.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.[9][10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2005Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Swaziland3–03–02005 COSAFA Cup
2.22 July 2006Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Malawi2–13–12006 COSAFA Cup
3.26 November 2006Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Burundi1–32–32006 CECAFA Cup
4.2 December 2006Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Zanzibar4–04–02006 CECAFA Cup
5.9 June 2007Jamhuri Stadium, Morogoro, Tanzania Tanzania1–11–1Friendly
6.6 June 2009Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia Rwanda1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
7.9 January 2010Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa South Korea2–04–2Friendly
8.21 January 2010Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, Angola Gabon1–02–12010 Africa Cup of Nations
9.5 September 2010Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia Comoros1–04–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
10.18 September 2010Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen Yemen1–01–0Friendly
11.21 January 2012Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Senegal2–02–12012 Africa Cup of Nations
12.15 October 2014Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Niger1–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
13.29 March 2015National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Rwanda1–02–0Friendly
14.8 September 2015National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia Gabon1–01–1Friendly
15.4 September 2016Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Kenya1–01–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

Honours

ZESCO United

TP Mazembe

Zambia

Individual

See also

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. Gondwe, Kennedy (16 April 2008). "Kalaba delighted with Braga move". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  3. Ian Hughes (15 October 2013). "Zambia internationals: Arrest warrants issued for trio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. Kennedy Gondwe and Ian Hughes (19 October 2013). "Zambia confiscate Kalaba, Sinkala and Sunzu's passports". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. Kennedy Gondwe (22 October 2013). "Kalaba, Sunzu & Sinkala pardoned by Zambian government". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  6. "Rainford Kalaba - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. "The Master's departure: End of an era – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. "Kalaba, Sinkala, snubbed again as Zambia readies for Nigeria showdown - BusinessGhana News | Sports". www.businessghana.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. "Kalaba, Rainford". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  10. "Rainford Kalaba - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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