Ismail Watenga Explained
| Ismail Watenga |
| Fullname: | Ismail Bin Abdul Rashid Watenga |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Mbale, Uganda |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper[1] |
| Currentclub: | Golden Arrows |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Years1: | 2011–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Vipers |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Ethiopian Coffee |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Sofapaka |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Chippa United |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Marumo Gallants (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | → Golden Arrows (loan) |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam1: | Uganda |
| Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 27 March 2018 |
Ismail Watenga (born 15 May 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Golden Arrows.[2]
He moved to Golden Arrows in August 2023.[3]
International career
In January 2014, coach Milutin Sredojević, invited him to be included in the Uganda national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[4] [5] The team placed third in the group stage of the competition after beating Burkina Faso, drawing with Zimbabwe, and losing to Morocco.[6] [7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Micho Names Uganda Final Team For CHAN 2014 . https://archive.today/20140211135354/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/16851/16851.html . dead . 11 February 2014 . kawowo.com . 11 February 2014 .
- Web site: Uganda . mtnfootball.com . 11 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222144719/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/chan/team-profiles/2014/uganda.html . 22 February 2014.
- News: Arrows Signing Ex-Pirates And Wydad Players. Kohler, Lorenz. August 25, 2023. iDiski Times. 20 September 2023.
- Web site: Uganda Cranes Regroup For CHAN 2014 Preparations . https://archive.today/20140211135431/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/16844/16844.html . dead . 11 February 2014 . kawowo.com . 11 February 2014.
- Web site: Uganda makes changes in squad for 2014 Africa Nations Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221213556/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2014-01/05/c_133018954.htm . dead . February 21, 2014 . xinhuanet.com . 11 February 2014.
- Web site: Uganda's impressive CHAN start . espnfc.com . 11 February 2014.
- Web site: Zimbabwe vs Uganda Preview . goal.com/ . 11 February 2014.
