Dickson Makwaza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dickson Kenneth Makwaza | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Mazabuka, Northern Rhodesia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1976 | Mufulira Mine Team (later Mufulira Wanderers) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965–1975 | Zambia | 74 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1982 | Mufulira Wanderers | ||
| 1983–1993 | Roan United | ||
| 1994 | Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. | ||
| 1994–1997 | Botswana Meat Commission FC | ||
| 1998–1999 | Comets FC | ||
| 2000–2001 | Indeni FC | ||
| 2003–2004 | Roan United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dickson Kenneth Makwaza (born 15 July 1942 in Mazabuka) is a former Zambian footballer and coach. Nicknamed "Barbed-Wire" due to his tenacity in defence, he is one of the most decorated players in Zambian soccer history and was captain of the Zambian national team that made its first ever appearance at the African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt in 1974. Makwaza also captained Mufulira Wanderers and was voted Zambian footballer of the year in 1973. He later coached Wanderers and several other club sides.
Makwaza was born in Mazabuka to Sweet Makwaza and Mangalita Chiinga. He started his primary school at Jeans School where he enjoyed playing football, and later went to Church of Christ School in Livingstone. After his father died in 1959, he went to Namwianga Secondary School and developed his football skills as a right winger.
In 1961, Makwaza travelled with his mother to Mufulira to visit her sister and soon settled there. He started playing community football and was discovered by future team mate George Sikazwe who signed him for Mufulira Mine Team which later became Mufulira Wanderers.
He found established players such as Samuel Ndhlovu, George Sikazwe, Pennius "Kapenta"Chirwa, the Mvula brothers Goodson and Sandford, John Mwewa, Edward Musonda, James Phiri, Kenneth Simwanza, Joseph Menzu, Patrick Nkole, Rodson Chewe, Laurent Chishala and Richard "Magician" Changwe. Later, younger players like Bedford Kaputo, Tolomeo "Juva" Mwansa, Willie "Orlando" Kunda, Elijah "Kapilipili" Mwale, Joseph "Kanono" Musonda and Makwaza himself, started featuring more prominently in the team.
In 1964, Makwaza switched to defence when Wanderers travelled to Chingola to play Nchanga Rangers with a shortage of defenders as "Kanono" Musonda was unavailable due to work duties with the mines. To the pleasant surprise of his teammates and coaches, Makwaza gave a good account of himself and it was decided to make the move permanent.
Due to his time as a winger early in his career, Makwaza won many admirers as a skilful and ball playing centre-half. He played in one of the most famous football matches in Zambian history – the final of the Super Castle Cup between Wanderers and Salisbury Wanderers of Southern Rhodesia which the Zambian side won 4–3 on 17 October 1965. Makwaza became a lynchpin of Wanderer's defence and his leadership qualities saw him being appointed club captain in 1969, the same year in which he placed third in the voting for the Footballer of the Year award behind Boniface Simutowe of Kabwe Warriors and Wanderers club-mate Robertson Zulu. He became one of the club's most decorated players winning all the silverware on offer in Zambian club football including 5 league titles. To cap it all off, he was voted Zambian Footballer of the Year in 1973 and was joint winner of the Sportsman of the Year award.
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