Alex Chola

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alex Chola
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 6, 1956(1956-06-06)
Age	68
Date Of Death	April 27, 1993, Atlantic Ocean
Birthplace	Lubumbashi
Country	Congo
Birth City	Haut-Katanga Province
Horoscope	Gemini

Alex Chola Biography

Alex Chola is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on June 6, 1956 in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, Congo.

Chola was born in Lubumbashi where his father went to work and he reportedly played for local club Solbena F.C. before moving to Ndola as a teenager. After a brief stay, he left for Mufulira and signed with Division II side Mufulira Blackpool in 1974.

Chola first donned national colours in September 1974 when he featured for Zambia ‘B’ in a match against Brazilian club Operario in Lusaka. He marked his full international debut against Malawi on 14 April 1975 with a goal in a 3-3 draw during a CAN qualifier in Lusaka.

Alex Chola Net Worth

Alex Chola is one of the richest Association Football Player from Congo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alex Chola 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Alex Chola (6 June 1956 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer and coach. Voted Zambian Footballer of the Year in 1976, he is regarded as one of the greatest Zambian players in history and is the country’s second highest goal scorer after Godfrey Chitalu. He made a mark at Mufulira Blackpool and Power Dynamos before becoming Dynamos coach and winning the Coach of the Year award in 1992. Chola died in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon on 27 April 1993.

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In 1978, Blackpool made a strong start going unbeaten in the first 8 games of the season and topping the table. They were still leading with 4 games to go, however were pipped to the title by Wanderers, who finished on top by a single point, when Blackpool lost all three cases which were before the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) disciplinary committee. In the first one, they lost points to Ndola United at Kamuchanga Stadium when a ball blew up and a replacement could not be found while a 2-2 draw with Red Arrows which was abandoned when Blackpool walked off the pitch after Arrows were awarded a dubious penalty had its result upheld. The third case involved a former Blackpool player who featured for Kabwe United while still on their books but the FAZ ruled against the Mufulira side.

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Holden Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Congo. Alex Chola celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.

It soon emerged that Chola had been given a job by Copperbelt Power Company, the sponsors of Power Dynamos and this led to Blackpool banning the player indefinitely ‘for deserting the club,’ which ruled him out of international matches. This prompted Chola to write a letter of appeal to the FAZ who ruled in his favour and paved the way for his move to Arthur Davies Stadium. He made an instant impression, scoring twice on his debut, the Champion of Champions Cup semi-final on 3 February 1980 in a 2-0 win against Green Buffaloes. A week later, he scored the third goal in the final, a 3-0 triumph over Mufulira Wanderers in Ndola.