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Nelson Mandela, throughout my career all over the world, was a long-distance motivator for me. Whilst enduring the challenges that come with living in Europe with a darker complexion, my mind constantly was reminded that there was a man in South Africa that had endured and was still enduring much greater challenges.

Most of the technique that put me in good stead going into my professional career I learnt on the street as a youngster. It is here that I honed my skills, because there was always tough competition and it was part of survival to keep up with your peers.

 Africa Business News (ABN360) - home of CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa, is pleased to announce that Zambian football legend Kalusha Bwalya has joined the Forbes Africa team as a Columnist for the Forbes Sport pages.

 Zambia’s maiden Africa Cup of Nations triumph received massive front page coverage on Monday as the nation woke-up with a hangover after partying all night long for the country’s biggest football conquest.

 Few gave Zambia any realistic chance of lifting the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations coming into this tournament.

 Zambia outlasted Cote d’Ivoire 8-7 in a penalty dramatic shoot-out at the end of a thrilling final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations to claim their first-ever continental title on Sunday night.

 Zambia made an emotional stopover at the Beach Sabliere, site of the 1993 air disaster Thursday afternoon just hours after arriving in Gabon ahead of Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Cote d'Ivoire in Libreville.

Football Association of Zambia President and CAF Executive Committee Member Kalusha Bwalya has been appointed to serve on the FIFA Task Force Football 2014.

As one of the first African players to play in Europe and Mexico, Kalusha Bwalya was a pioneering figure during his exceptional playing career.