Wedson Nyirenda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 November 1966 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
Wedson Nyirenda (born 23 November 1966) is a Zambian football manager and former player.
Playing career
[edit]Nyirenda played as a forward for Nchanga Rangers and Power Dynamos in the MTN/FAZ Super Division.[1]
In 1993, he played for Kaizer Chiefs.[2]
Nyirenda scored two goals in Chiefs' win in the 1994 BP Top 8 final.[3]
Managerial career
[edit]Nyirenda coached at Zesco United and Zanaco.[4]
Nyirenda was the head coach of the men's senior Zambia national team having been appointed permanently in January 2017.[1] He resigned in May 2018.[5]
He was involved in the management of the Zambian Under-20 team that won both the Cosafa Under-20 Championship in South Africa and the African Youth Championship.[6]
He presided over the tail end of Zambia's senior national team 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, where they finished second in a group containing traditional heavyweights Nigeria, Algeria, and Cameroon.[7]
He led Zambia at the African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals. Under his management, the team beat Ivory Coast to top their group.[8] In the quarterfinal, they were upset by Sudan but were praised as having played "an attractive style of football".[9]
In April 2018, he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job.[10] In May 2018, he became the head coach of Baroka F.C.[11] Later on, he was appointed as the manager of Lusaka Dynamos in July 2020.[12]
Honours
[edit]Baroka FC
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FAZ appoint Nyirenda permanently News - Daily Sports Nigeria". dailysportsng.com.
- ^ "Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Nyirenda takes over at Lusaka Dynamos". Yahoo! Sports. 14 July 2020.
- ^ Nazo, Beaver. "#TBT Remember When Amakhosi Stunned Downs In The 1994 BP Top 8 Final?". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Wedson Nyirenda Appointed Zambia National Team Caretaker Coach". 15 September 2016.
- ^ Gondwe, Kennedy (24 May 2018). "Zambia national coach Wedson Nyirenda resigns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Nyirenda predicts bright future for Zambia".
- ^ "Ambitious Chipolopolo gun for CHAN crown".
- ^ Cavell, Nick (8 April 2018). "CHAN 2018: Zambia top Group B despite draw with Namibia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Cavell, Nick (8 April 2018). "CHAN 2018: Sudan shock Zambia to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (23 April 2018). "77 applicants for vacant Cameroon coaching position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Former Kaizer Chiefs Man, Wedson Nyirenda, Has Joined Baroka FC". Soccer Laduma. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Nyirenda takes over at Lusaka Dynamos | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
External links
[edit]- Wedson Nyirenda at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Zambian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Zambian football managers
- Baroka F.C. managers
- Zambia national football team managers
- Zambian expatriate men's footballers
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa