John Maduka

John Maduka (born 27 September 1970 in Thyolo) is a retired Malawian footballer and coach. He used to play for Bloemfontein Celtic until his retirement in 2009. He was most recently the head coach of Magesi.

Career

Maduka started his football career at 16. He played for his school, Lilongwe Boys Primary School, where his talent was spotted by Davie Saccur, coach and owner of Davie Cosmos. While playing for Davie Cosmos and Lilongwe Boys Primary School, in 1992 he attracted the interest of Silver strikers and Mighty Limbe Leaf Wanderers. Maduka opted for Silver Strikers as he did not want to leave his home town of Lilongwe.

He last played for Bloemfontein Celtic in South Africa, as a midfielder.

Maduka debuted for Malawi in a 0–4 loss against Zimbabwe in 1991. He has since made close to 90 appearances for The Flames. He also played South African based team club Bloemfontein Celtic where he spent 5 years and made 118 appearances before retiring in 2009. He was the assistant coach at the club with Steve Komphela being the head coach and became coach of Bloemfontein Celtic in July 2020.

Clubs 2004–2009 Bloemfontein Celtic 118 apps, 6 goals 2003 Zulu Royals 25 apps, 1 goal 1996–2003 Bush Bucks 196 apps, 33 goals 1997 Preston North End 0 apps. 1995 Strindheim IL (on loan) 5 apps. 1992–1996 Silver Strikers 139 apps, 39 goals 1992–1996 Black Aces 1989–1992 Davie Cosmos