Valery Twite Nahayo (born 15 April 1984) is a Burundian international

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who played professionally in Belgium and South Africa, among others, as a

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Career

Club career

Born in

Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In la ...

, Nahayo has played club football for Atomic,

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and

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While playing for Gent in August 2012 he was linked with a return to the Chiefs.

Kaizer Chiefs

Nahayo joined Chiefs on 20 June 2008 after Jomo Cosmos got relegated; he was one of seven players that left Cosmos including

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, Morgan Gould,

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, Thapelo Tshilo, Dikgang Mabalane and

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. During pre-season he competed in the

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and the

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and eventually made his official debut on 8 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over

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. In the same match he got injured when he tore his knee ligaments, after landing awkwardly in an aerial battle.

International career

Nahayo made his international debut for

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in 2003, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Burundi's tally first.''

References

1984 births Living people Footballers from Bujumbura Burundian men's footballers Burundi men's international footballers Muzinga FC players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players KAA Gent players Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players Belgian Pro League players Men's association football defenders Burundian expatriate men's footballers Burundian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Burundian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium South African Premier Division players {{Burundi-footy-bio-stub