Clatous Chama

Clatous Chama
Personal information
Full name	Clatous Chota Chama
Date of birth	18 June 1991
Place of birth	Mansa, Zambia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Simba SC
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Power Dynamos
2013	Nchanga Rangers
2014–2016	ZESCO United
2017	Al Ittihad Alexandria
2017–2018	Lusaka Dynamos
2018–2024	Simba SC
2021–2022	→ RS Berkane (loan)
2024–2025	Young Africans
2025–2026	Singida Black Stars
2026–	Simba SC
International career‡
2015–	Zambia
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 February 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Clatous Chota Chama (born 18 June 1991), also known as Mwamba wa Lusaka, is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League club Simba SC and the Zambia national team. He is known for his goalscoring, playmaking, leadership, penalty taking and work rate.^[2]

Club career

Chama helped ZESCO United F.C. reach the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League before signing a 3-year contract with Egyptian side Al Ittihad. However, in February 2017, he left the club before making an official appearance.^[3] Chama played for Lusaka Dynamos F.C. before joining Tanzania's Simba FC in 2018.^[4] https://www.pulsesports.ug/football/story/clatous-chama-to-yanga-a-good-move-for-all-parties-2024070111593989315

Only partial league statistics are known.^[5]

As of match played 25 March 2025.^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zambia	2015	2	0
	2016	8	1
	2017	2	2
	2018	7	0
	2019	4	1
	2020	0	0
	2021	5	1
	2022	2	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	9	2
	2025	1	0
Total		44	7

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 January 2016	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Angola	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2.	16 July 2017	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	Swaziland	1–0	4–0	2018 African Nations Championship qualification
3.	16 July 2017	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	Swaziland	3–0	4–0	2018 African Nations Championship qualification
4.	10 October 2019	Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger	Niger	1–0	1–1	Friendly
5.	25 March 2021	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Algeria	2–2	3–3	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.	23 March 2024	Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi	Zimbabwe	2–0	2–2 (5–6 p)	2024 Four Nations Football Tournament
7.	26 March 2024	Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi	Malawi	1–0	2–1	2024 Four Nations Football Tournament

CECAFA Club Championship
- Winners (1): 2025 Kagame Interclub Cup^[7]^[8]

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^ "Singida Black Stars New champions of cecaf" (in Swahili). mwanaspoti.co.tz.
^ "Cletus Chama quits Ittihad". Zambia Daily Mail. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "Uncleared Clatous collects medal". Zambia Daily Mail. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Clatous Chama". National Football Teams.
^ "Chama, Clatous". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^ "Singida BS Win Cecafa". panafricafootball.com.
^ "Singida Big Stars win Kagame". newtimes.co.rw.