[2] Born in Mufulira, Bwalya attended Kantanshi Secondary school and began his career at hometown club Butondo Western Tigers.
[3] After slipping past a defender, Bwalya hit a shot from nearly 35 yards that swerved and dipped just under the crossbar.
Bwalya was part of the team that reached the final of the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia and was a stand-in captain in Kalusha's absence as the team also qualified to the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa where they lost to Tunisia in the semi-finals.
At the 1996 African Cup of Nations, Bwalya was part of a Zambian team that won the bronze medal, scoring 15 goals in the process and defeating Egypt 3–1 in a come from behind quarter-final victory.
Later that year, Bwalya as captain led Zambia and lifted the inaugural COSAFA Castle Cup.