Rotson Kilambe (born August 6, 1978, in Kitwe) is a retired Zambian footballer.
Career A striker, Kilambe played in South Africa for Kaizer Chiefs, Bloemfontein Celtic, and Mamelodi Sundowns and for Power Dynamos, Yunnan Hongta, and Zanaco F.C. in his native Zambia.
Kilambe debuted for the Zambia national football team in 1998 and has since played a major part in his country's successes. He played at the 1998 and 2000 African Nation Cup Finals.
In September 2001, he was suspended for 6 months from international football since he tested positive for cannabis use following a World Cup qualifier against Cameroon. Kilambe was the first African player to be banned by FIFA on doping related charges. The ban denied him the chance to play at the African Nations Cup Finals in Mali.
Kilambe scored the winner and only goal of the game for Bloemfontein Celtic in the SAA Supa 8 2005 final and then repeated the feat one year later, scoring for Kaizer Chiefs in the 62nd minute of the 2006 final.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsZambia199873199963200010200193200253200330200420Total3312
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kilambe goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Rotson KilambeNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso1–03–11998 Africa Cup of Nations2National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–01–01998 COSAFA Cup3Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia1–11–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar2–12–12000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 5Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia1–01–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 6Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–41–7Friendly7Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya1–21–2Friendly8Tripoli Stadium, Tripoli, Libya2–24–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification94–210Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia 1–03–02002 COSAFA Cup113–012Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia 1–11–12004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Individual Zambia Super League Top scorer: 2002
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
http://zambiafootball.com