Be Forward Wanderers Technical Director Jack Chamangwana died on Sunday evening, a week after being admitted at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH).
The ex-Malawi captain, 61, had been ill for quite sometime and he eventually passed on just months after losing his nephew George Chamangwana.
According to reports, the former Wanderers, Flames and Chiefs defender got admitted at QECH after suffering from high blood pressure.
Nicknamed ‘Africa’, Chamangwana was the second Flames most capped player with 133 appearances from which he started all the matches and he was never a substitute.
He made his debut against Kenya in an international friendly match on 10th July 1975 at the age of 18.
From 1975 to 1977, the late Africa Chamangwana made 28 appearances for the Flames and scored his first ever goal against Botswana.
His 100th appearance for the senior team came in 1982 when Malawi won 2-0 against Zimbabwe in the African Cup of Nations qualifier.
In 1984, Chamangwana overtook Kinnah Phiri as the most capped player during Malawi’s first ever appearance at the Afcon finals but his record only lasted for 7 years as he was surpassed by Young Chimodzi who is the most capped player for the senior team.
Chamangwana’s Flames career saw him playing under 7 different coaches and he was the only player to have appeared in four cup finals of the Eastern and Central African Senior Challenge Cup (ECASCC) beginning from 1975 to 1984 when he appeared in his fourth final.
His Flames last match was on 16th April 1985 in Maputo against Mozambique where Malawi lost 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 aggregate from the two matches.
In 1986, the late Chamangwana left for South Africa where he played for the country’s most successful club, Kaizer Chiefs before becoming the coach in 1988 and 1989. He also coached Young Africans of Tanzania in 2006.
He was then given the Flames job in 1998 but got fired following poor run of results as he only registered a single win in 13 games from which 6 of the games ended in draws.
He was part of the Flames technical team at the 2010 Afcon in Angola.
He was again employed by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) in 2009 to 2013 as the Technical Director.
From 2014 to 2015, Africa Chamangwana served as Flames assistant coach under Young Chimodzi before being named caretaker coach for Wanderers FC.
He was then replaced by Yasin Osman as the Nomads head coach as he was named Technical Director.
Details of his burial arrangements will be announced later.
My heart is so broken for tears. Fond memories. May his soul rest in peace.
Mzimu wake ukause ndi mtendele
Rip
His double-kicks and sliding tackles! Ace defender par excellence.
Rest in peace you were a star among stars
R.l.p jack Chamangwana may your Soul rest in peace ,
very sad indeed to hear this news,i remember jack chamangwana to have coached stocksbirds united here in RSA,we used to meet him while I was playing for Tlhabane swallows together with John chipolopolo and Michael munthali, WE ARE VERY SORRY INDEED and may his soul rest in peace.
We will really miss you Jack in the football fraternity, and its difficult to replace your talents in the Malawian football circle.
Legends are born and go, Rest in peace mr Jack you have done it in your life
Very sad to loose such kind of football talent in malawi, jack Africa chamangwana may ur soul rest in peace. we will never forget you in malawi football history.
It’s so sad indeed may his soul rest In peace, we have lost a great man in football ⚽ of Malawi and to Africa as a hal
Yoh!!!! So sad to lose such important pple in our country, may ur soul rest in peace Jack.
RIP,,AFRICA
It was George now Jack!! Very sad to football fraternity in particular Nyerere! RIP
May his soul rest in peace a true son of our land. A patriotic. RIP Captain.
Rest in peace ”’!!!!
Lest in peace
RIP Chamagwana
May his Soul rest in peace
May his soul rest in peace
Jackie, thank you for contributing alot to the Malawi nation in football and you will never be forgotten. It’s very sad indeed that you have gone too soon with a dream not fully realized. My deepest sympathy to your family, the club and the whole country of Malawi. MHSRIP
Zomvetsa chisoni muthu ofunika ameneyu ndithu.
A sad development to the football fraternity in the Country
Oh nooo! Heavens has gained. May God comfort the bereaved family