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2009 CECAFA Cup
The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya. Participants * * * * * * * * * * *Invited as guest * Notes: Information Sudan was left out due to missing the deadline for the draw. French telecommunications company Orange agreed to sponsor the tournament. Orange paid $175,000 USD for the privilege. The Kenyan Government also paid $80,000 USD to sponsor the tournament. It is the first time in 15 years that the CECAFA Cup has been hosted in Kenya. CECAFA unveiled tournament mascot Tembo, a friendly looking elephant in a black- and yellow-stripped jersey and orange shorts, stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrisho Ngassa
Mrisho Khalfani juma Ngasa (born 5 May 1989) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for Tanzanian Championship League club Ndanda. He is the Tanzania national team most-capped player and top goalscorer. Club career In April 2009, Ngasa was invited for a trial with English Premier League side West Ham United. On 21 May 2010, Ngassa joined Azam FC for $40,000 from Young Africans. It was the biggest transfer in Tanzanian football to date. In July 2011, Ngassa went on trial with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, and came on as a substitute against Manchester United in a friendly match. At the beginning of August 2012, Ngasa signed for Simba, on loan. Following the 2012–13 Tanzanian Premier League season, after his contract with Azam FC had expired, on 20 May 2013 Ngassa signed a two-year contract with the league and cup title holders Young Africans. In 2015, Ngasa signed a four-year contract with Free State Stars, a South African-based club. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umed Ukuri
Oumed Oukri (Amharic: ዑመድ ዑክሪ; born 5 October 1990), also spelt as Oumed Oukuri or Omod Okwury, is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ethiopian Premier League club Hadiya Hossana FC. Club career Oumed was born in Gambela National Regional state, one of the federal regions of Ethiopia, which is located in the south western part of Ethiopia near to the border of Sudan. Oumed has scored three goals for his club, Defence Force in six Ethiopian premier league games that club played this year 2010 (2003 Ethiopian calendar). He is becoming the rising star in the domestic games. Oumed Oukri has been named the Best Sportsman according to the weekly Capital Ethiopia's Top 30 List for the 2003 Ethiopian Calendar. In the summer of 2012, Oumed was transferred to reigning premier league champions, Saint George S.C. He scored his first official goal, on 17 October 2012, in a penalty-shootout loss against arch-rivals Ethiopian Coffee FC. His goalscorin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaias Andberhian
Isaias Andberhian (born 28 January 1984) is an Eritrean footballer. He currently plays for the Eritrea national football team. International career Andberhian played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa. The 2009 edition was hosted in Kenya. Participants * * * * * * * * * * *Invited as gu ... in Kenya, scoring in the 3–1 victory against Somalia References External links * 1984 births Living people Eritrean men's footballers Eritrea men's international footballers Men's association football forwards {{Eritrea-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhokinyi Guthrie
Guthrie Zhokinyi (born 8 May 1985) is a retired Zimbabwean football defender. References 1985 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Shooting Stars F.C. (Zimbabwe) players Dynamos F.C. players Triangle United F.C. players Zimbabwe men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League players 2011 African Nations Championship players Zimbabwe men's A' international footballers {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermias Wolday
Ermias Wolday is an Eritrean footballer who currently plays for Hume United. Club career In 2011, he signed with FFSA Super League club Croydon Kings after being granted political asylum by the Australian government.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game International career He played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, scoring an own goal in the 2–1 group match defeat to Rwanda. Personal life Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya After receiving political asylum from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusuf Ndayishimiye
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning " God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning " YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf and Yusef. Given name Yossef *Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete *Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre Youcef *Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete *Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer * Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer * Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs *Youcef Touati, Algerian footballer Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testfaldet Goitom
Testfaldet Goitom is an Eritrean footballer who last played for the Western District Toros in the FFSA State League. International career Goitom played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, scoring in the 2–1 defeat against Rwanda. Twelve members of the team failed to return to Eritrea after the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals stage. Personal life Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi. After receiving political asylum from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ....http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baraza
John Baraza (born 3 June 1974) is a Kenyan former footballer who played as a striker. He represented Kenya at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's foot .... References 1974 births Living people Kenyan footballers Kenya international footballers Association football forwards Oserian F.C. players Tusker F.C. players IF Sylvia players Chemelil Sugar F.C. players Young Africans S.C. players Rayon Sports F.C. players Sofapaka F.C. players 2004 African Cup of Nations players People from Nakuru County Tanzanian Premier League players {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Siyingwa
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in '' Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Sunzu
Felix Mumba Sunzu (born 2 May 1985, in Chingola) is a Zambian football striker who currently plays for Simba in Tanzania. Career Sunzu began his career with Konkola Blades. He played in his first season 25 games scores 15 goals for Konkola Blades and joined than in February 2007 on loan to AS Marsa, he played sixteen games and scores two goals for the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club. He joined than in June 2008 back to Konkola Blades and was than loaned out on 2 September 2008 to French Ligue 2 club LB Châteauroux who for one year. He turned than in July 2009 back to AS Marsa who played between 21 October 2009 and was than released from AS Marsa, he played in his second stint only two games in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. On 25 July 2011, Felix Sunzu became one of Simba's most expensive signing this season after completing a 35,000 US dollar (about 50m/-) move from Al-Hilal of Sudan recently. he signed a two-year deal with the former Mainland champions. Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |