Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Soko | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Zambia | ||
Date of death | 27 April 1993 | (aged 24)||
Place of death | Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Nkana Red Devils | ||
International career | |||
Zambia | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Soko (5 May 1968 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian football player and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.[1]
Career
[edit]Soko played club football for Nkana F.C. in Zambia.[2]
Soko made several appearances for the Zambia national football team and participated in the 1990 and 1992 African Cup of Nations finals.
References
[edit]- ^ "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day" Archived 2005-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Muere la selección de Zambia" [Zambian selection dies] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 April 1993.