George Owino Explained

George Owino
Fullname:George Owino Audi
Birth Date:1981 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Nairobi, Kenya
Currentclub:Sofapaka
Clubnumber:25
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:2002–2004
Youthclubs1:Tusker
Years1:2004–2007
Years2:2007–2008
Years3:2008
Years4:2009
Years5:2009
Years6:2010–
Clubs6:Sofapaka
Caps1:111
Caps2:20
Caps3:11
Caps4:0
Goals1:7
Goals2:4
Goals3:1
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2005–
Nationalteam1:Kenya
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:23 August 2008
Ntupdate:1 October 2007

George Owino Audi (born 24 April 1981 in Nairobi) was a Kenyan footballer who played for Sofapaka in the Kenyan Premier League.[1]

Career

Owino had been playing for Simba SC in Tanzania since 2007. Before moving to Tanzania, he played for Tusker FC.[2] In July 2008 he joined Saint-George SA.[3] In July 2009 he was invited to train with Fortuna Düsseldorf on advice from Antoine Hey,[4] his dream is to play in Europe.[5] On 28 July 2009 he signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[6] His transfer failed and he re-signed for Saint-George SA,[7] he signed then on 18 August 2009 with Tanzanian club Young Africans FC.[8] On 1 July 2010 he left Young Africans FC, returned to Kenya, and signed for Sofapaka.[9]

International career

Owino is member of the Kenya national football team[10] and played 16 games here.

Controversy

In February 2019 Owino was named in a FIFA report that alleged he had been involved in match fixing.[11] In April 2019 he was one of four African former international footballers banned for life by FIFA due to "match manipulation".[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Owino – Sofapaka . 19 January 2011 . 4 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204104431/http://www.sofapaka.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:george-owino&catid=19:players&Itemid=71 . dead .
  2. Web site: George Owino: On trials at Germany’s Fortuna Dusseldorf . Kenyafootball.com . 16 December 2010 . 6 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216072015/http://www.kenyafootball.com/index.php?doc=story&id=3845&categ=1 . 16 February 2012.
  3. https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/sport/lokalsport/duesseldorf/2009/7/3/news-124503422/detail.html Fortuna mit Audi ins Trainingslager
  4. Web site: Kenyan Defender George Owino Undergoing Trials in Germany . Goal.com . 8 July 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  5. News: Wenn der Traum für Sehnsucht sorgt WAZ.de. https://archive.today/20120724010437/http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/sport/lokalsport/duesseldorf/2009/7/10/news-125314113/detail.html. dead. 2012-07-24. 2012-07-24. archive.is. 2018-05-22.
  6. Web site: George Owino Completes His Move To German Club Fortuna Dusseldorf . Goal.com . 28 July 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Saint George FC Official Site . Saintgeorgefc.com . 6 January 2012.
  8. News: Tanzania: Young Africans Lose Appeal. Omary. Majuto. 2009-08-21. The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). 2018-05-22.
  9. http://www.newsupdate.co.ke/?p=34048 Sofapaka Sign Kenyan International George Owino And Ugandan Musa Mudde
  10. Web site: FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik George OWINO . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324145602/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=235437/index.html . dead . 24 March 2012 . De.fifa.com . 6 January 2012.
  11. Web site: Fifa want match-fixing probe into Kenyan 2010 World Cup tie. 5 February 2019. BBC Sport. 27 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Former Sierra Leone captain Kargbo among African internationals banned for life by Fifa. 24 April 2019. BBC Sport. 27 August 2019.

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