Chaswe Nsofwa

By Patrick Akoto Abraham Basit Ghanaian Abraham Basit hopes to fight for a starting role next season after joining his Israeli side Hapoel Beer Sheva FC set for pre-season. The 22-year-old made 24 times appearances and netted 3 goals on his debut season last term. The Beersheba –based side will embark on a training tour of Poland in mid July as they put their preparations for the campaign into full gear. The former King Faisal player wants to earn more playing time next season. “My target...Read Full Story

Finally, a player speaks up in DEFENSE of the African Cup of Nations being in January, smack in the middle of the European football season. Arsenal and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is against it, saying a move to June could have major health implications for the players. Two high profile African players died this year – Zambia striker Chaswe Nsofwa collapsed while training in Israel and Cameroon under-23 star Clement Atangana perished under similar circumstances in Vietnam.Adebayor says...Read Full Story

It seems every day that we open the sports pages, we read of another player succumbing to death. Today comes news of Zambian striker Chaswe Nsofwa of Israeli second division side Hapoel Beer Sheva. Nsofwa, 27, collapsed and died during a practice match in the southern desert city on Wednesday, ambulance staff said. He was pronounced dead at Beer Sheva's Soroka Hospital after resuscitation efforts on the pitch failed to revive him. "We found the player lying on the ground unconscious as his...Read Full Story

In the wake of Zambian striker Chaswe Nsofwa's death in Israel, the president of the Football Association of Zambia (Faz) has expressed shock and disbelief. Nsofwa died in an Israeli hospital on Wednesday minutes after collapsing during a training session with his second division side Hapoel Beer Sheva.The cause is still unknown. "He may have had his own up-and-downs as a player but this is the guy who scored one of the goals in the Cosafa final last year when we beat Angola 2-0," Faz...Read Full Story

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Zambian striker Chaswe Nsofwa, of Israeli second division side Hapoel Beer Sheva, collapsed and died during a practice match in the southern desert city on Wednesday, ambulance staff said.Read Full Story