Emmanuel Okwi
Ugandan footballer (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (born 25 December 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Rwanda Premier League club Kiyovu Sports and the Uganda national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Arnold Okwi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kiyovu Sports | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | SC Villa | 40 | (13) |
| 2009–2013 | Simba | 38 | (18) |
| 2013 | Étoile du Sahel | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | SC Villa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Young Africans | 18 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Simba | 20 | (16) |
| 2015–2017 | SønderjyskE | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | SC Villa | 13 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Simba | 53 | (36) |
| 2019–2021 | Al Ittihad | 32 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Kiyovu Sports | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Zawra'a | ||
| 2023–2024 | Erbil SC | ||
| 2024– | Kiyovu Sports | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Uganda | 95 | (28) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 31 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 18 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Okwi played for Uganda Super League club SC Villa before joining Tanzanian team Simba S.C. for US$40,000.[4]
In January 2013, Tunisian team Étoile Sportive 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 because of the payment controversy.[10] Young Africans 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 on a five-year contract,[12] with the consent of Simba S.C.,[13] that would last until 2020.[14] In January 2017, Okwi and agreed to terminate the contract. He scored two goals in six appearances.[15]
Upon his return from Denmark Okwi re-joined former club SC Villa signing a six-month contract. He scored 10 goals in 13 Uganda Premier League matches.[16]
In June 2017, Okwi signed with Simba S.C. for the third time in his career having agreed a two-year contract.[16]
In July 2019, after impressing at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Okwi joined Egyptian Premier League club Al Ittihad on a two-year contract.[17][18]
In August 2024, he re-joined former club Kiyovu Sports on a one-year contract.[19]
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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.[20] 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.[21]
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. Okwi married his longtime girlfriend Florence Nakalegga with whom they have one child.[22] Okwi played football as a boy while at St. Henry's College Kitovu.[23]
International
- As of match played 18 June 2023[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 28 | |
- Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Okwi goal.[24]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 December 2009 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Rwanda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
| 2 | 2 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Malawi | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
| 3 | 5 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Kenya | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
| 4 | 8 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Zanzibar | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
| 5 | 12 December 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Ethiopia | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
| 6 | 28 November 2011 | Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Somalia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
| 7 | 3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 4–0 | |||||
| 9 | 8 December 2011 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
| 10 | 10 December 2011 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Rwanda | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
| 11 | 3 June 2012 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola |  Angola | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 16 June 2012 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Congo | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13 | 6 December 2012 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Tanzania | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2012 CECAFA Cup |
| 14 | 15 June 2013 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Angola | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 31 August 2013 | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana |  Botswana | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 2–0 | |||||
| 17 | 2 December 2013 | Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Eritrea | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2013 CECAFA Cup |
| 18 | 3–0 | |||||
| 19 | 31 August 2017 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 13 October 2018 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Lesotho | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 21 | 3–0 | |||||
| 22 | 22 June 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  DR Congo | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 23 | 26 June 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 24 | 8 September 2019 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 25 | 13 October 2019 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 26 | 17 November 2019 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Malawi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 27 | 25 March 2022 | Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan |  Tajikistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 Nowruz Cup |
| 28 | 29 March 2022 | Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2022 Nowruz Cup |
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