Howard Mwikuta
Football player, Person
1941 –
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Who is Howard Mwikuta?
Howard Mwikuta was a Zambian footballer and coach who featured in the first Zambian national team at independence in October 1964. He was named Zambian captain in 1966 and at the end of the season was voted Zambian Sportsman of the Year. Mwikuta was one of the first Zambians to play professional football abroad when he signed for American club Atlanta Chiefs in 1967, together with Emment Kapengwe and Freddie Mwila. He became the first African to play in the NFL when he featured for the Dallas Cowboys in 1970.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1941
Northern Rhodesia - Nationality
- Zambia
- Profession
- Lived in
- Ndola
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on July 23, 2013
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