Justus Basweti Explained

Justus Basweti
Birth Date:1978 8, df=yes
Height:1.73 m
Position:Striker
Years1:2000–2002
Clubs1:A.F.C. Leopards
Years2:2002-2003
Clubs2:Nzoia Sugar
Years3:2003-2004
Clubs3:A.F.C. Leopards
Years4:2004-2007
Clubs4:World Hope
Years5:2007
Clubs5:A.F.C. Leopards
Years6:2008
Clubs6:World Hope
Caps6:16
Goals6:2
Years7:2009-2014
Clubs7:Nairobi City Stars
Caps7:110
Goals7:7
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalteam1:Kenya
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:19:31, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Ntupdate:19:31, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Justus Basweti (born 1 August 1984) is a former Kenyan striker who turned out for A.F.C. Leopards, Nzoia Sugar, Nairobi City Stars and the Kenya national football team.

Career

Basweti had three different stints at A.F.C. Leopards in 2000-2, 2003-4, and 2007, and featured for Nzoia Sugar in 2002-3, and World Hope in 2004-2008 before it was rechristened Nairobi City Stars where he ran out his league career in 2014 after five seasons from 2009.[1] [2]

He missed out on a chance to return to A.F.C. Leopards for a fourth stint in the 2015 season.[3] He is Nairobi City Stars all-time top scorer across all competitions with 35 goals.

Awards

He won the domestic Cup with A.F.C. Leopards in 2001 after scoring twice in a 2-0 win over Mathare United[4] and won the second one with World Hope in 2005 after grabbing a brace in a 2-1 win over Tusker F.C.

Honours

Club

AFC Leopards
World Hope

International career

Basweti was capped four times for Kenya during the 2001 CECAFA Cup held in Amahoro, Rwanda. He was handed his maiden national cap on 10 December 2001 by Reinhard Fabisch in Kenya's opening game against Eritrea [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mathu . Wilson . 10 July 2011 . Basweti back in City Stars squad . Futaa . 2022-05-12.
  2. News: Olobulu . Timothy . 5 October 2012 . Basweti: We will fight for survival . en . Michezo Afrika . 2022-05-12.
  3. News: Teya . Kevin . 22 January 2015 . Ingwe dismisses Basweti link . Futaa . 2022-05-12.
  4. News: Odanga . Eric . 22 November 2001 . AFC Leopards Earn Sweet Revenge As Mathare Lose Moi Golden Cup . The Nation. Nairobi . dead . 12 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20011122042429/https://allafrica.com/stories/200110100511.html/ . 22 November 2001. allAfrica.com .
  5. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Kenya vs. Eritrea . 12 May 2022 . National Football Teams . en.