Robert Watiyakeni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Chingola, Zambia | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1993 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Nchanga Rangers | ||
| 1991–1992 | Power Dynamos | ||
| 1993 | Dynamos | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Zambia | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Watiyakeni (18 October 1969 – 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.[1]
Career
[edit]A centre-back,[2] Watiyakeni played professional club football in South Africa for Dynamos.[3]
Watiyakeni made several appearances for the Zambia national team and participated in the 1992 African Cup of Nations finals.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day" Archived 12 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Robert Watiyakeni at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Twee gestorwenes het vir klubs in SA gespeel" [Two dead played for clubs in SA] (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste. 29 April 1993. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ Bobrowsky, Josef & Mazet, François (23 September 2002). "AFrican Nations Cup 1992". RSSSF.
External links
[edit]- Robert Watiyakeni at WorldFootball.net
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- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Gabon
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