By the 1999 league season, he had been made club captain, and led them to the league and cup double, resulting in him being named Chinese Footballer of the Year.

This led to the league postponing Marseille's match with Paris St Germain.

The demands of the Celtic League led to the Scottish/Welsh league being abandoned in 2002.

The club called on Chitalu to lead them back to the top league and he obliged by first ensuring that none of the club's top players left to join other clubs.

The league stated the region's East Coast location, lack of political unity and relatively small size as being the factors leading to the league rejecting the Norfolk bid.

However, pressure from Ospreys and Scarlets backers led to the league being extended to 12 teams with Bridgend and Camarthen included.

In the 1995-96 season, team was led by Marin Sedlaček, a young and ambitious professional, who led the team to the higher league.

But, this led to the league entering into controversies of alleged fake Filipino-American players.

He led Cruz Azul to the Mexican league final in 1994, but lost.

Previously he led BK Skjold's team from the 4th best Danish league to the 2nd best Danish league as playing coach.