Simutowe who usually played as a deep lying midfielder but could play all forward positions was one of the longest serving Zambian players. He was on the score-sheet when Zambia beat Ethiopia 4–2 in a World cup qualifier in Lusaka in February 1973 and he helped Zambia qualify to their first ever CAN tournament. He played all the games at CAN 1974 where Zambia finished as runners-up.