Nathan Sinkala
Nathan Sinkala ( born November 22, 1990 in Chingola ) is a Zambian football player. The midfielder plays in the Democratic Republic of Congo for TP Mazembe and belongs to the Zambian national squad. His father Sinkala Moffat and his older brother Andrew Sinkala were also Zambian national team.
Club career
Sinkala played until 2007 at Lusaka Celtic and part since 2008 the army club Green Buffaloes at, for which he is active in the Zambian Premier League, the top division of the country. In November 2008, he took with his compatriot Chisamba Lungu Africa as part of a team on several test games in Russia in part, which was attended by numerous European scouts. In early 2009 moved Sinkala for half a year on loan to Israeli club Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, but there was wagered in the youth and reserve team out and not returned to the Green Buffaloes. In 2010 he won the Charity Shield with the club. After winning the Africa Cup 2012, he signed with the Congolese giants TP Mazembe a three -year contract, he meets a large contingent of Zambian players, including with Given Singuluma, Stophira Sunzu, Rainford Kalaba, Hichani Himoonde, Kalililo Kakonje and Emmanuel Mbola numerous national player. During his time at Mazembe Sinkala twice won the Congolese Championship and was with the team in 2013 in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup. In January 2014 Sinkala changed for half a year on loan to the French first division side FC Sochaux relegation. Dortiger coach is the former Zambian coach Herve Renard, a disastrous appearance among his team-mate Emmanuel Mayuka and Stophira Sunzu.
National
In 2007 and 2008 he took part with the Zambian U-20 national team in the COSAFA U -20 Challenge Cup, both times came the team but not on the group stage. In qualifying for the U-20 African Cup of Nations 2009 he failed the Zambian team in the final qualifying round with 3:4 at the Egyptian youth, this was followed in December 2008 winning the bronze medal at the SADC Zone Six U-20 tournament. In Zambia's U-23 team, he played for the first time in January 2011 as part of qualifying for the Pan-African games against Zimbabwe, Zambia, however, failed at the southern neighbors. As a result, he also acted in the qualifiers for the Olympic Games with.
Coach Hervé Renard called Sinkala in November 2011 for the CECAFA Cup 2011 for the first time in the levy of the Zambian National A-, after intervention by the CAF, the Zambian team could not compete there, however. Instead, he traveled with the national team training camp in India, where he made his international debut in a friendly against the Indian national team. A little later he was appointed to the provisional squad for the African Cup of Nations in 2012, and after the injury of Thomas Nyirenda and the failure to take account of Justine Zulu, two rivals for a position in central midfield, Sinkala made it into the tournament squad. He was a defensive midfielder for permanent staff and came on first tournament win in all six tournament games for use and was one of the discoveries of the tournament. After reaching the semi-finals Sinkala was promoted within the Zambian army from Corporal to Sergeant. In the 2013 Africa Cup of Sinkala belonged in all three games for the starting eleven, but as defending one failed after three draws, including against the eventual finalists, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, already in the group stage.
Achievements
- African champions: 2012
- Congolese champion: 2012, 2013