Sven Yidah (born 18 December 1998 in

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) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for South Africa's

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side

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and the

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as a

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Career

Yidah started out at

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before making a switch to

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in January 2016 for an initial four seasons. He extended his stay at the club at the end of the 2018 season for another three seasons to the end of the year 2021. He left

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before expiry of his contract to join

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in September 2020 on a two-year deal. Upon expiry of his contract, Sven crossed borders to try out with South African top tier side

that features in the

. Weeks later, he was taken in after an official (free) transfer from

. Yidah is best remembered for his distinctive penalty celebrations against M'Bao FC in the 2019 Kenyan Cup, which became a global phenomenon. He replicated that after scoring a penalty against Everton.

Kenya U-23

In July 2021 he made the Kenya U23 squad that traveled to Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge Cup.Capital FM, 14 July 2021
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Honours

Club

;Kariobangi Sharks *

Kenyan Nationwide League The Kenyan Nationwide League was the second-division football league in Kenya, until it was replaced by FKF Division One. There is promotion and relegation with the Kenyan Premier League and the Kenyan Provincial League. History In 2008 Nationwide ...

: Runners-up (1): 2016 * GOtv Shield : Champion (1): 2018 : Runners-up (2): 2017, 2019 *

Kenyan Super Cup The Kenyan Super Cup is a Kenyan football championship contested by the winners of the Kenyan Premier League and the FKF President's Cup. Having been formed in 2009, it is the Kenyan equivalent to the FA Community Shield of England, which is com ...

: Champion (1): 2018/19 *

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: Champion (1): 2019 *SportPesa Trophy : Champion (1): 2019

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yida, Sven 1998 births Living people Footballers from Nairobi Kenyan men's footballers Kenyan Premier League players Kenya men's international footballers Ligi Ndogo S.C. players Nairobi City Stars players F.C. Kariobangi Sharks players Marumo Gallants F.C. players Men's association football midfielders South African Premier Division players Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen