Daddy Birori Explained

Daddy Birori
Birth Date:12 December 1986
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Zaire
Position:Forward
Currentclub:AS Vita Club
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Mukura Victory Sports
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:ATRACO
Years3:2010–2012
Clubs3:Kiyovu Sports
Years4:2012–2019
Clubs4:AS Vita Club
Years5:2019
Clubs5:Kabuscorp
Years6:2019–2020
Clubs6:Sagrada Esperança
Years7:2020–
Clubs7:AS Vita Club
Nationalyears1:2009–2014
Nationalteam1:Rwanda
Nationalcaps1:18
Nationalgoals1:5
Club-Update:09:22, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Daddy Birori (born 12 December 1986), also known as Etekiama Agiti Tady, is a footballer who plays as a forward for AS Vita Club. Born in Zaire, he made 18 appearances for the Rwanda national team scoring five goals.

Career

Birori has played club football for Mukura Victory Sports, ATRACO, Kiyovu Sports and AS Vita Club.[1]

He made his senior international debut for Rwanda in 2009,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

In 2018–19, he signed for Angolan club Kabuscorp Sport Clube, playing in the Girabola.[2]

In 2019–20, he signed for Kabuscorp's league rivals Sagrada Esperança.[3]

Suspension for double identity

Birori was involved in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification representing Rwanda. In the first round, he played in two games against Libya, the first leg on 18 May ended in a 0–0 draw and on 31 May in the second leg he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 victory.[4] The Libyan Football Federation filed a complaint with Confederation of African Football that the player should not be eligible and that he had participated in the 2009 CAF Champions League as a Congolese man.[5] Rwandese Association Football Federation Secretary General Olivier Mulindahabi stated that the player was eligible as he had played within Rwanda for five years and he was a Rwandan passport holder.[5]

In the second round games, Rwanda defeated the Republic of the Congo 4–3 on penalties after a 2–0 loss on 20 July and a 2–0 win in the second leg on 2 August. Rwanda qualified for the group stage (third round) where they were drawn with Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan.[6] [7] The Congolese Football Association also complained about the eligibility of Birori.[8]

On 18 August, CAF announced that they had suspended the player for using two different names and dates of birth.[9] The Rwandan passport Daddy Birori listed the date of birth as 12 December 1986 while the Congolese passport listed the name Etekiama Agil Taddy with a date of birth of 13 December 1990.[10]

In addition, Rwanda were disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification competition for attempting to mislead CAF. In a statement CAF said that the "Rwandan Football Federation (FERWAFA) maintained that to their knowledge the player Dady Birori had one identity" yet that "investigations revealed that he was summoned as Etekiama Agiti Tady by FERWAFA to join the national team of Rwanda."[8] CAF also overturned the result of the Rwanda victory over Republic of the Congo on 2 August, as a result Congo took the place of Rwanda in Group A of the third round.[8] Stephen Constantine, the coach of Rwanda remarked that "I am bitterly disappointed with CAFs[sic] decision, the same complaint was made by Libya and it was dismissed so what has changed ![sic]"[11]

On 17 September 2014, Birori was suspended by CAF for two years.[12] [13]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first.[1]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 May 2012 align=center 1–3 align=center 1–5 Friendly
2. 29 November 2012 align=center 1–2 align=center 1–2 2012 CECAFA Cup
3. 1 December 2012 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda align=center 1–0 align=center 2–0 2012 CECAFA Cup
4. 31 May 2014 align=center 1–0 3–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. align=center 2–0
6. align=center 3–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile . National-Football-Teams.com . 24 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Kabuscorp contrata jogadores ao Vita Club da RDC. 18 September 2014. 22 Dec 2018. Jornal de Angola . pt.
  3. Web site: Futebol: Plantel do Sagrada Esperança para época2019/20 . ANGOP.com . 14 Aug 2019 . pt.
  4. Web site: Birori's hat-trick sends Amavubi to the next round. focus.rw. 19 August 2014. 31 May 2014. https://archive.today/20140819075828/http://focus.rw/wp/2014/05/biroris-hat-trick-sends-amavubi-to-the-next-round/. 19 August 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Mugabe . Bonnie . Libya FA contest Birori's nationality . New Times (Rwanda) . 19 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819142039/http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?a=77747&i=15759 . 19 August 2014 .
  6. Web site: Rwanda: Congo Lodges a Complaint to CAF Over Daddy Birori's Identity. Rwanda Focus . 19 August 2014. 10 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Nigeria: 2015 AFCON Qualifiers - S'africa, Sudan, Rwanda Test Eagles' Might. Daily Independent (Lagos) . 19 August 2014. 8 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Rwanda disqualified, Congo qualify. 17 August 2014. 18 August 2014. Confederation of African Football.
  9. Web site: Rwanda disqualified from Africa Nations Cup qualifiers. 17 August 2014. 18 August 2014. BBC Sport.
  10. Web site: Kamasa . Peter . Afcon: Rwanda to appeal disqualification decision . New Times (Rwanda) . 19 August 2014 . 18 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820210644/http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15818&a=79313 . 20 August 2014 .
  11. Web site: Constantine. Stephen. tweet. twitter.
  12. Web site: Etekiama Agiti Tady suspended for two years. Cafonline.com. 17 September 2014.
  13. Web site: Rwanda international Dady Birori hit with two-year suspension. 18 September 2014. 18 September 2014. BBC Sport.