Daniel Sakari | |
Fullname: | Daniel Sakari Macheso |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1999 |
Birth Place: | Mathare North, Nairobi County, Kenya |
Height: | 1.74m |
Position: | Right-back |
Currentclub: | Tusker |
Clubnumber: | 24 |
Years1: | 2017 |
Clubs1: | MMUST |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | Green Commandoes |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | Kakamega Homeboyz |
Caps3: | 26 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs4: | Kariobangi Sharks |
Years5: | 2021 - |
Clubs5: | Tusker |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalteam1: | Kenya |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 21:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 21:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC) |
Daniel Sakari Macheso (born 25 January 1999) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kenyan Premier League club Tusker and the Kenya national team.
Sakari was born in Mathare North in Nairobi County but grew up in Webuye, Bungoma County.[1] Sakari was educated at Milo Central Academy and Maseno School before studying at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.[2] He graduated from the university with an undergraduate degree in statistics and pure mathematics.[1]
Despite playing rugby while attending Maseno School, Sakari joined his university team (MMUST FC) in 2017, before switching to Green Commandoes in 2018.[1] He switched to Kakamega Homeboyz towards the end of 2018, before signing with Kariobangi Sharks in 2019.[1]
Sakari was first called up to the Kenya national football team in November 2019.[3]