He is remembered for saving a penalty against Algeria in 1977 which saw Zambia through to 1978 African Cup of Nations finals.
The tall and solidly built Kaunda then developed into an international class shot stopper and made his debut when Zambia played Algeria in a CAN qualifier in Algiers in June 1977, ahead of regular goalkeeper Vincent Chileshe.
Although Zambia lost 2–0, they reversed the score line two weeks later in Lusaka through a Godfrey Chitalu brace.
Kaiser Kalambo scored Zambia's sixth penalty and then Kaunda pulled off a save against Ighili when he palmed the ball into the post.
I made up my mind to dive leftwards and for sure, there it was – a decisive save.”[2] Kaunda later played for KB Davies FC in Chingola.