Emmanuel Okwi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Arnold Okwi[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 December 1992||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Simba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | SC Villa | 40 | (13) |
2010–2013 | Simba | ||
2013 | Étoile du Sahel | 1 | (0) |
2013 | SC Villa | ||
2013–2014 | Young Africans | ||
2014–2015 | Simba | ||
2015–2017[3] | SønderjyskE | 4 | (0) |
2017 | SC Villa | 13 | (10) |
2017– | Simba | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Uganda | 42 | (18) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:10, 11 October 2014 (UTC) |
Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (born 25 December 1992) is a Ugandan professional football player who plays as a striker for Simba and the Uganda national football team.[4] He played football as a boy while at St. Henry's College Kitovu. In July 2015, he signed a five-year contract with the Danish Supaliga club, SønderjyskE Fodbold.[5]
Club career
Okwi played for Ugandan Super League club SC Villa before joining Tanzanian team Simba S.C. for US$40,000.[6]
In January 2013, Tunisian team Étoile du Sahel signed Okwi for a Tanzania record transfer fee of US$300,000.[7] The team, however, failed to pay the fee to Simba S.C. He was then cleared by FIFA's Player Status Committee in December 2013 to return to SC Villa[8] although the clearance was changed two months later so he could play for Young Africans S.C.,[9] despite Simba S.C.'s protests.[10]
Okwi rejoined Simba S.C. in August 2014 under a six-month contract, explaining that Young Africans S.C. had terminated his contract[11] by failing to pay the US$50,000 owed to him.[12] Okwi refused to play the last five games of the 2013-14 season for Young Africans S.C. because of the payment controversy.[12] Young Africans S.C. vigorously protested the transfer to Simba S.C. and claimed that the contract was still in effect.[12] The Tanzania Football Federation rejected that claim in September 2014.[13]
In July 2015, SønderjyskE Fodbold signed Okwi under a five-year contract,[14] with the consent of Simba S.C.,[15] that will last until 2020.[16]
International career
Okwi first represented Uganda at senior level in 2009. He was the second top scorer at the 2010 CECAFA Cup, scoring a four goals in five matches.[17] The following year at the 2011 CECAFA Cup, he scored five goals and was joint top scorer alongside Rwanda's Meddie Kagere and their captain Olivier Karekezi.[18]
International goals
- Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 December 2009 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi | Rwanda | | | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
2. | 2 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Malawi | | | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
3. | 5 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Kenya | | | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
4. | 8 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Zanzibar | | | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
5. | 12 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Ethiopia | | | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
6. | 28 November 2011 | Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Somalia | | | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
7. | 28 November 2011 | Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Somalia | | | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
8. | 28 November 2011 | Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Somalia | | | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
9. | 8 December 2011 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | | | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
10. | 10 December 2011 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Rwanda | | | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
11. | 3 June 2012 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda | Angola | | | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
12. | 16 June 2012 | Namboole Stadium, Kampala | Congo | | | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier |
13. | 6 December 2012 | Namboole Stadium, Kampala | Tanzania | | | 2012 CECAFA Cup |
14. | 15 June 2013 | Namboole Stadium, Kampala | Angola | | | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
15. | 31 August 2013 | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone | Botswana | | | Friendly |
16. | 31 August 2013 | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone | Botswana | | | Friendly |
17. | 2 December 2013 | Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi | Eritrea | | | 2013 CECAFA Cup |
18. | 2 December 2013 | Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi | Eritrea | | | 2013 CECAFA Cup |
Personal life
Okwi grew up idolizing Thierry Henry and is a fan of Arsenal F.C.. Okwi was born into a Roman Catholic family, but at a young age, his mother became a Born Again Christian and raised her children in her faith. He was once accused of witchcraft while playing in Tanzania because of his hairstyle.[19]
References
- ↑ "Emmanuel Okwi profile". Soccer Way. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ↑ "Emmanuel Okwi profile". FIFA. FIFA. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ↑ SønderjyskE ophæver med Okwi‚ bold.dk, 17 January 2017
- ↑ Emmanuel Okwi joins Simba‚ newvision.co.ug, 26 June 2017
- ↑ "Emmanuel Okwi handed 5 year contract at Danish Club SønderjyskE Fodbold". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Emma Okwi set to join Orlando Pirates in a record transfer". Kawoko Sports. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ↑ "Okwi joins Etoile du Sahel". Super Sport. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ "Tanzania's Simba claims to 'own' Okwi", New Vision, authored by James Bakama, accessed 11 July 2015
- ↑ "Okwi Delighted After Fifa Clearance", RedPepper, 14 February 2014, accessed 11 July 2015
- ↑ "Kiiza – FIFA Cleared Okwi Move To Tanzanian Club", RedPepper, authored by Stephen Muneza, 20 December 2013, accessed 11 July 2015
- ↑ "EMMANUEL OKWI’S SIMBA SC SHARES SPOILS WITH YOUNG AFRICAS IN TANZANIAN DERBY", Kawowo Sports, 19 October 2014, accessed 11 July 2015
- 1 2 3 "Yanga pull plug on Okwi deal", In2EastAfrica, accessed 11 July 2015
- ↑ "Tanzania: Counsel - Okwi Ruling Set Precedence", Daily News, 10 September 2014, via allAfrica.com, accessed 11 July 2015
- ↑ "Emmanuel Okwi handed 5 year contract at Danish Club SønderjyskE Fodbold". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Okwi Signs Five Year Contract With Sonderjyske Of Denmark", UGO News, 10 July 2015, accessed 11 July 2015
- ↑ soenderjyske.dk http://www.soenderjyske.dk/. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ Mubiru, Abdallah (2010-12-13). "Tanzania are CECAFA champions". New Vision. Uganda. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ↑ Mugabe, Bonnie (2011-12-11). "Third time unlucky". The New Times. Rwanda. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ Flint, Liam (12 March 2017). "Ugandan striker, Emmanuel Okwi: "People thought I have this mohawk because I use witchcraft"". Cross The Line. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
External links
- Emmanuel Okwi at National-Football-Teams.com