Jericho Shinde is a Zambian coach and former footballer. Nicknamed ‘Tanker,’
He was a star player for Rhokana United, (later Nkana Red Devils, now Nkana F.C.)
Shinde was still a student at Kitwe’s Chamboli Secondary School when he made his debut for Rhokana as a 17-year-old in 1977
He initially played on the left side of midfield, and he made his international debut in August 1981 at the age of 21 in a CAN qualifier against Morocco in Rabat, when he replaced the injured Alex Chola in a match which Zambia lost 2-1 but won the return leg 2-0 to book a ticket to CAN 82
By this time, Shinde was playing in a central midfield position and though he was a deep-lying midfielder for the national team, he assumed a more attack-minded role for his club, wearing the number 10 shirt for the Red Devils
He took up coaching in the early 1990s first at Nkana as one of the assistants under Moses Simwala after which he coached another Zambian Premier League side Kalulushi Modern Stars
Shinde then moved to Nkana’s bitter rivals, defending league champions Power Dynamos in 1995, replacing Webby Chilufya who had left for a coaching course in Europe
When Dynamos recorded some indifferent results in the league, Shinde had a traumatic experience when fans blamed him for the team’s performances and one of them went as far as following him to his home and pulling a gun on him
He had the last word, saying that he hoped Chilufya had learnt a lesson, that there were ups and downs in the coaching job