Emmanuel Okwi

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Emmanuel Okwi
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Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Arnold Okwi[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 SønderjyskE
Number 25
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– SønderjyskE 1 (0)
International career‡
2011– Uganda 42 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2015
‡ 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 SønderjyskE in Denmark and the Uganda national football team. 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.[3]

Club career

Okwi played for Ugandan Super League club SC Villa before joining Tanzanian team Simba S.C. for US$40,000.[4]

In January 2013, Tunisian team Étoile du Sahel signed Okwi for a Tanzania record transfer fee of US$300,000.[5] 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[6] although the clearance was changed two months later so he could play for Young Africans S.C.,[7] despite Simba S.C.'s protests.[8]

Okwi rejoined Simba S.C. in August 2014 under a six-month contract, explaining that Young Africans S.C. had terminated his contract[9] by failing to pay the US$50,000 owed to him.[10] Okwi refused to play the last five games of the 2013-14 season for Young Africans S.C. because of the payment controversy.[10] Young Africans S.C. vigorously protested the transfer to Simba S.C. and claimed that the contract was still in effect.[10] The Tanzania Football Federation rejected that claim in September 2014.[11]

In July 2015, SønderjyskE Fodbold signed Okwi under a five-year contract,[12] with the consent of Simba S.C.,[13] that will last until 2020.[14]

International career

Okwi first represented Uganda at senior level in 2009. He was the second top scorer at the 2010 CECAFA Cup, scoring an four goals in five matches.[15] 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.[16]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.

References

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  6. ↑ "Tanzania's Simba claims to 'own' Okwi", New Vision, authored by James Bakama, accessed 11 July 2015
  7. ↑ "Okwi Delighted After Fifa Clearance", RedPepper, 14 February 2014, accessed 11 July 2015
  8. ↑ "Kiiza – FIFA Cleared Okwi Move To Tanzanian Club", RedPepper, authored by Stephen Muneza, 20 December 2013, accessed 11 July 2015
  9. ↑ "EMMANUEL OKWI’S SIMBA SC SHARES SPOILS WITH YOUNG AFRICAS IN TANZANIAN DERBY", Kawowo Sports, 19 October 2014, accessed 11 July 2015
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Yanga pull plug on Okwi deal", In2EastAfrica, accessed 11 July 2015
  11. ↑ "Tanzania: Counsel - Okwi Ruling Set Precedence", Daily News, 10 September 2014, via allAfrica.com, accessed 11 July 2015
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  13. ↑ "Okwi Signs Five Year Contract With Sonderjyske Of Denmark", UGO News, 10 July 2015, accessed 11 July 2015
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External links

  • Emmanuel Okwi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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