In October 1969, Malama quit the national team after a game against Daring Falcons Club of Zaire in which he fractured his wrist and no Football Association of Zambia official went to see him afterwards. He however made a comeback the following year and helped Zambia eliminate Tanzania from the CAN race 6-2 on aggregate. His last game for Zambia was a 4-3 defeat to Malawi on 18 March 1971 in a friendly match in Zomba. In all, he made 21 appearances for Zambia.