 Chabala akaonekwa zvakare pa1990 African Cup of Nations apo vatori venhau vakamusarudza semuchengeti wemagariro akanakisa pamutambo uyu, achichengeta machira mana akachena mumitambo mishanu uye achibatsira Zambia kuenda kunzvimbo yechitatu. Kuoneka kwake kwokupedzisira pa Nations Cup kwaiva muna 1992muSenegal apo Zambia zvakare yakatadza kubudirira, ichidonha 10 kune vanozokunda Ivory Coast munguva yekuwedzera muchikamu chekupedzisira. 