 He said each time he had committed an offence in the past, he used to question the referee but Kitwe United officials had been responsible for changing his character.The move appeared to work as Chitalu's disciplinary record improved and he scored 81 goals for club and country to win the inaugural Footballer of the Year and Top Scorer awards with Kitwe United finishing fourth on the table.United even reached the final of the Castle Cup which they lost to league champions Mufulira Wanderers 2–1.