Nkana coach Masauso Mwale has been put to rest at Kansenshi Cemetery in Ndola.
Mwale, 51, died on May 23 in a car accident on the Ndola-Kitwe Dual-Carriageway on his way to Kitwe to join Nkana in camp just 24 hours before their 2014 CAF Confederation Cup Group B match against Sewe Sport of Cote d’Ivoire.
Thousands turned up at Levy Mwanawasa on Tuesday morning to pay their final respects to the man who guided Nkana to its first league title since 2001 and went on to lead the record 12-time champions to their debut group stage appearance in continental action.
“At the turn of the millennium, Nkana FC went into a 12-year football wilderness until their Moses appeared on the horizon with a message of hope and belief that Nkana will rise again,” FAZ vice president Boniface Mwamelo said in his address during the funeral service at Levy.
“The Cynics doubted. But being a man of action, Masauso showed his mantle by winning the 2014 FAZ/MTN league with a team that no one gave a chance of success.”
His wife Matildah also paid a moving tribute to her late husband.
“My first love I cannot find the right words to express myself right now,” Matildah said.
” I keep thinking I am having a nightmare and I am trying to wake up but finding it very difficult to do so because I can’t actually awakened that this is reality.
“You are not here, not that you have travelled to Egypt, Ghana, Kenya to mention a few and that you are coming back sometime next weekend, but no, you have gone to eternal rest.”
Mwale’s funeral cortege later made the short trip under police escort to his final resting place at Kansenshi Cemetery.
Meanwhile, the funeral was attended by Zambia coach Patrice Beaumelle whom he worked with briefly mid-last year under former coach Herve Renard.
Also in attendance were several of his coaching peers who included his former boss at Zesco United Fighton Simukonda, Benjamin ‘Kawilo’ Chilongo, Fordson Kabole, Beston Chambeshi, George Lwandamina, Tennant Chilumba, Tenant Chembo and Chris Chibuye.
Kwena nacibipa mwe…Shi imfumu ya cisansamushi ile sansamusha ulupwa washa we mpalume
@1 Please comment in English, not that language for THUGS, MWALE coud not even speak that language, MHSRIP
We mbwa we, @Anyoko.
Kumigodi konse such as Kitwe, Chingola, Ndola, Solwezi, Lumwana, Kabwe, Kalumbila, Chambeshi, Kalulushi e.t.c cii Bemba ciliko konse nomba.
Iwe Anyoko iwe…ku migodi tulande cibemba…Iciinkubaule nebo nshaishiba…abale nsambilisha bale lwalilila…Lelo amano ya pumbusa yena ufwile uleke. Aba kwebele ati Ici Bemba citundu ca ba pompwe ni bani…Mukwai nga ni nsala ikalipe..imbeba natukwata
what goes up must come done, it was a very somber moment at the stadium today, especially for people like me who were very close to him and his family. death comes with a lot of things, sadness, tears and the most painful of all memories. Memories reminds us of the times we shared with the departed, good and bad,worse of all the promises we failed to fulfill when they were alive. Today marks a new beginning for the mwale family and indeed Nkana FC, they have to accept and live without coach massy. The family and all of us who had him at heart have to reflect and have a heart of togetherness, rest in peace FAVOUR, FAVOUR, till we meet again R.I.P
@Guru…ala mwandi ila kalipa. Nga twafwilwapo, teti ucite understand…Tule mibukisha mu mapepo yesu bane…
Use English you d.og
Indeed it is very sad for me as a Nkana surpoter who was always seeing Masauso wn ever Nkana is playing at home ground iam so touched each time I start thinking of his nature of death iam feeling very emontion ,a man of God ,a humbled man what can I say may the almighty God strengthen the Nkana players it is not easy surpoters at large.MISRP.
Abija makani. Muone kabotu bataata ba Masauao Mwale, leza alongezye mukwashi wenu. Muone muluumuno