Billy Mwanza was one of the most talented and hard-working Zambian players to play in the DStv Premiership. The former defender joined Lamontville Golden Arrows in 2006 alongside his countrymen and former Power Dynamos teammate, Kalililo Kakonje, after the duo were spotted playing for their national team in the COSAFA Cup tournament. After only two seasons at Arrows, Mwanza went to China and joined Guangzhou City F.C. He hung up his boots in 2014 after winning two league titles with Zesco United in the Zambian Premier League.
Billy, welcome to the pages of Soccer Laduma. Just take us through your career starting from your days in Zambia.
I started playing professional football at Power Dynamos, and I was still young and playing for the Zambian national U20 team at the time. The Power Dynamos assistant coach was also working as a national U20 coach for Zambia, and he is the one who actually recommended me to join the team. The experience was fantastic because Power Dynamos is one of the biggest teams in Zambia. But the training sessions… eish, the less said the better.
