Emmanuel Okwi
Okwi with Uganda in 2012
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Arnold Okwi[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-25) 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
 Erbil SC
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– Erbil SC
International career‡
2011– Uganda 95 (28)
*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)

Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (born 25 December 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Iraqi Premier League club Erbil SC and the Uganda national team.

Club career

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]

International career

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.[19] 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.[20]

Personal life

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.[21] Okwi played football as a boy while at St. Henry's College Kitovu.[22]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 June 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uganda 200971
201064
201165
2012123
2013105
201450
201500
201660
201781
201882
2019115
202020
202160
202242
202340
Total9528
Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Okwi goal.[23]
List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Okwi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
113 December 2009Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Rwanda2–02–02009 CECAFA Cup
22 December 2010Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Malawi1–11–12010 CECAFA Cup
35 December 2010Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Kenya1–02–12010 CECAFA Cup
48 December 2010Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Zanzibar2–12–22010 CECAFA Cup
512 December 2010Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Ethiopia2–24–32010 CECAFA Cup
628 November 2011Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Somalia2–04–02011 CECAFA Cup
73–0
84–0
98 December 2011Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania2–13–12011 CECAFA Cup
1010 December 2011Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Rwanda2–22–22011 CECAFA Cup
113 June 2012Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola Angola1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1216 June 2012Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Congo4–04–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
136 December 2012Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Tanzania1–03–02012 CECAFA Cup
1415 June 2013Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Angola1–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1531 August 2013Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Botswana1–03–1Friendly
162–0
172 December 2013Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Eritrea1–03–02013 CECAFA Cup
183–0
1931 August 2017Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Egypt1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2013 October 2018Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Lesotho1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
213–0
2222 June 2019Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt DR Congo2–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
2326 June 2019Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Zimbabwe1–01–12019 Africa Cup of Nations
248 September 2019Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya1–01–1Friendly
2513 October 2019Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–01–0Friendly
2617 November 2019Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Malawi1–02–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2725 March 2022Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan Tajikistan1–01–12022 Nowruz Cup
2829 March 2022Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan2–42–42022 Nowruz Cup

References

  1. ↑ Emmanuel Okwi at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Emmanuel Okwi profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Emmanuel Okwi at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "Emma Okwi set to join Orlando Pirates in a record transfer". Kawoko Sports. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Okwi joins Etoile du Sahel". Super Sport. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Tanzania's Simba claims to 'own' Okwi", New Vision, authored by James Bakama, accessed 11 July 2015 Archived 12 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ ""Okwi Delighted After Fifa Clearance", RedPepper, 14 February 2014, accessed 11 July 2015". Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. ↑ ""Kiiza – FIFA Cleared Okwi Move To Tanzanian Club", RedPepper, authored by Stephen Muneza, 20 December 2013, accessed 11 July 2015". Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 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". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "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
  12. ↑ "Emmanuel Okwi handed 5 year contract at Danish Club SønderjyskE Fodbold". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  13. ↑ ""Okwi Signs Five Year Contract With Sonderjyske Of Denmark", UGO News, 10 July 2015, accessed 11 July 2015". Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  14. ↑ soenderjyske.dk http://www.soenderjyske.dk/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ "SønderjyskE ophæver med Okwi". bold.dk (in Danish). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  16. 1 2 Ssenoga, Shafik (26 June 2017). "Emmanuel Okwi joins Simba". New Vision. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Egypt's Ittihad of Alexandria sign Uganda striker Okwi". Ahram Online. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  18. ↑ Adewoye, Gbenga (2 August 2019). "Transfer news: Al Ittihad sign Ugandan striker Emmanuel Okwi". Goal. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  19. ↑ Mubiru, Abdallah (13 December 2010). "Tanzania are CECAFA champions". New Vision. Uganda. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  20. ↑ Mugabe, Bonnie (11 December 2011). "Third time unlucky". The New Times. Rwanda. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  21. ↑ Flint, Liam (12 March 2017). "Ugandan striker, Emmanuel Okwi: "People thought I have this mohawk because I use witchcraft"". Cross The Line. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Emmanuel Okwi: Uganda Cranes striker in advanced talks with United Arab Emirates club". Kawowo Sports. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  23. 1 2 "Emmanuel Okwi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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