Manyumow Achol Explained

Manyumow Achol
Birth Date:10 December 2000
Birth Place:Sudan
Height:1.93 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Auda
Clubnumber:13
Youthyears1:2015
Youthclubs1:Lower Hutt City
Youthyears2:2017
Youthclubs2:St Patrick's College
Youthyears3:2017–2018
Youthclubs3:Wellington Olympic
Collegeyears1:2018
College1:Rio Grande Red Storm
Collegecaps1:20[2]
Collegegoals1:8
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:Wellington Olympic
Caps1:25[3] [4]
Goals1:5
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2018
Clubs3:Lower Hutt City
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Wellington United
Caps4:15[5]
Goals4:7
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Eauze
Years6:2020
Clubs6:Kingston City
Years7:2020
Clubs7:Eastern Suburbs
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2021
Clubs8:Hawke's Bay United
Caps8:6
Goals8:0
Clubs9:Lower Hutt City
Caps9:13
Goals9:5
Years9:2021
Clubs10:Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Caps10:6
Goals10:0
Years10:2021
Clubs11:Gulf United
Caps11:3
Goals11:1
Years11:2022
Clubs12:Auda
Caps12:49
Goals12:3
Years12:2022–
Nationalyears1:2020–
Nationalteam1:South Sudan
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:15 July 2023
Ntupdate:16 November 2020

Manyumow Achol (born 10 December 2000) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a midfielder for Vīrsliga club Auda and the South Sudan national team.

Early life

Achol was born in South Sudan, then part of Sudan, but left with his grandmother and arrived in New Zealand aged six as a refugee, settling in Wellington.[6] [1]

Club career

Achol played for his school team at St Patrick's College in Wellington, alongside New Zealand international Liberato Cacace. Achol helped his college team win the Wellington Premier Youth football league, scoring in the 2–1 final against Hutt International Boys' School.[7]

Achol played for both Wellington Olympic reserves and their first team, who played in the Capital Football Central League.[3] [4] He was part of their under-19 team that finished runner-up in the Napier U-19 tournament to Ellerslie.[8] [9] Achol then had a brief spell with fellow Central League team Lower Hutt[10] [11] [4] before he joined Wellington United for the 2019 season,[12] [11] captaining the team.[13] [14]

Achol made one appearance for the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in the ISPS Handa Premiership, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 loss against Waitakere United on 5 November 2017.[15] [4]

In 2020, after a short stint with French club Eauze, Achol signed with Australian club Kingston City who played in the second division of the National Premier League Victoria.[16] Just before the season was due to start, Victoria went into lockdown due to COVID-19 and the league was postponed for a month.[17] Before the suspension was lifted, Football Victoria extended it again until 31 May 2020.[18] Achol returned to New Zealand where he played for Eastern Suburbs in the NRFL Premier.[19]

In 2021, Achol signed with Hawke's Bay United who play in the ISPS Handa Men's Premiership.[20] He played his first game for the club against Team Wellington on 17 January 2021,[21] coming on as a substitute in the second half.[19] [22] [23] He got his first start in the league, a week later in their 4–1 win against Hamilton Wanderers.[24]

On 31 March, it was announced that Achol had joined Lower Hutt City who he had played for previously and are currently playing in the New Zealand Central League.[25] His first game back was against Wainuiomata where Achol also scored in the 25 minute.[26]

In January 2022, Achol signed with Gulf United FC in the UAE Third Division and was reunited with former Wellington Phoenix teammate Steven Taylor.[27] In March 2022, Achol signed with FK Auda in the Latvian Higher League.[28] Gulf United were eventually crowned champions for the UAE Third Division 2021–22 Season, however Achol did not feature in enough competitive features to receive a medal.[29]

On 17 June 2022, Achol scored his first goal for FK Auda in the 94th minute during a Latvian Higher League match against Spartaks Jūrmala.[30]

International career

On 12 November 2020, Achol was called up to play for South Sudan in their qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations games against Uganda.[31] [32] Starting in the first game,[33] Achol played 68 minutes before being substituted in a 1–0 loss.[34] [35] [36] This was followed by another start in the return fixture that South Sudan won 1–0.[37] [38] [39]

Achol was again called up for the last two group games against Malawi[40] and Burkina Faso,[41] getting a full 90 minutes in the first game and 60 minutes in the second.[42] [43] As South Sudan lost both of the games 1–0, they finished last in qualifying Group B.[44]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mens Soccer Roster. Manyumow Achol. University of Rio Grande. 23 November 2020. 8 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230908104309/https://www.rioredstorm.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/bios/Manyumow_Achol. live.
  2. Web site: Manyumow Achol Individual Statistics . . 14 February 2021 . 10 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510112958/https://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Team/IndividualStats.aspx?association=10&sg=MSO&sea=NAIMSO_2018&team=2704&plr=169122&tab=1 . live .
  3. Web site: Capital Football Season Review 2017 . . 14 February 2021 . PDF . 50 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214095846/https://f24de899-d621-432d-a2ba-a130388d3a25.filesusr.com/ugd/1842db_3f6e819d00e94d4c9082bbd4ad014563.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Capital Football Season Review 2018 . . 14 February 2021 . PDF . 51 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214095119/https://f24de899-d621-432d-a2ba-a130388d3a25.filesusr.com/ugd/1842db_06019dc6dd1b436bbc33ce0d710dcfce.pdf . live .
  5. Web site: Capital Football Season Review 2019 . . 14 February 2021 . PDF . 52 . 8 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408084808/https://f24de899-d621-432d-a2ba-a130388d3a25.filesusr.com/ugd/1842db_086ef9d12cd441af8a1d83eb80b3f7a7.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Manny, Manny, Manny – St Pat’s Town Wellington Football champions . College Sport Wellington . College Sport Media . 12 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211222502/https://www.collegesportmedia.co.nz/football/manny-manny-manny-st-pats-town-wellington-football-champions . 11 February 2021 . en . 24 August 2017.
  7. News: Hyslop . Liam . St Pat's Town rejoice in unexpected football triumph . 14 February 2020 . . 29 August 2017 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214104509/https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/96259992/st-pats-town-rejoice-in-unexpected-football-triumph . live .
  8. Web site: 2017 National U19s Tournament Results . . 14 February 2021 . 23 October 2017 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214121905/http://www.olympicafc.org.nz/news/showItem/2119 . live .
  9. Web site: Ruane . Jeremy . Napier U-19 Championship . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 14 February 2021 . 19 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210219120846/https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/napier_u_19_championship.htm . live .
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  13. News: Cogdale . Chris . Desperately needing Ifill . 14 February 2021 . . 18 July 2019 . en-NZ . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214123704/https://times-age.co.nz/desperately-needing-ifill/ . live .
  14. News: Singh . Anendra . Football: Napier City Rovers come from behind to eclipse Wellington United at Newtown Park . 14 February 2021 . . . 22 April 2019 . en-NZ . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214123758/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/football-napier-city-rovers-come-from-behind-to-eclipse-wellington-united-at-newtown-park/HQRXA6KJ4DATH2MECORLGEL2QI/ . live .
  15. Web site: Wellington Phoenix Res. vs. Waitakere United . Soccerway . 12 February 2021 . 21 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321133213/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/05/new-zealand/premiership/wellington-phoenix-res/waitakere-united/2589549/ . live .
  16. Web site: Player News - Season 2020 Signing . . 14 February 2021 . 24 February 2020 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214124415/https://www.facebook.com/KingstonCityFC74/photos/a.438978976137260/2826223217412812/ . live .
  17. Web site: Football Victoria Postpones all Competitions Until April 14 . . 14 February 2021 . en . 17 March 2020 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214125201/https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/football-victoria-postpones-all-competitions-until-april-14 . live .
  18. Web site: Suspension on football activities extended until May 31 . . 14 February 2021 . en . 1 April 2020 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214125255/https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/suspension-football-activities-extended-until-may-31 . live .
  19. News: Robinson . Nick . The Premmy Files – Men’s Premiership, Week 8 . 14 February 2021 . The Niche Cache . 18 January 2021 . 14 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210214130758/https://theniche-cache.com/football/2021/1/18/the-premmy-files-mens-premiership-week-8 . live .
  20. Web site: Men's Premiership squads confirmed . . 12 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210129234919/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/99324 . 29 January 2021.
  21. Web site: Hawke’s Bay United vs Team Wellington - ISPS Handa Men's Premiership, Matchweek 7 . . 12 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210212022013/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/99082 . 12 February 2021 . 15 January 2021.
  22. Web site: Hawke's Bay United vs. Team Wellington . Soccerway . 12 February 2021 . 18 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318064738/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/01/17/new-zealand/premiership/hawkes-bay-united-napier/team-wellington/3408655/ . live .
  23. 17 January 2021 . Hawkes Bay United v Team Wellington . Television production . en . 12 February 2021 . 1:11:18 . . Sky Sport Next.
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  25. Web site: @LHCAFC . Lower Hutt City AFC . INTERNATIONAL NEWS Manny Achol has re-joined the club from Hawkes Bay Utd. . Twitter . 27 April 2021 . en . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427080712/https://twitter.com/LHCAFC/status/1376993769686409216 . live .
  26. Web site: Wainuiomata v Lower Hutt . . 19 July 2021 . 24 April 2021 . 19 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210719011029/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/matchcentre/2021/1234373196/1258493598 . live .
  27. Web site: Rollo . Phillip . Achol & Taylor reunion . 2022-03-14 . Twitter . en . 13 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313223308/https://twitter.com/byphilliprollo/status/1489564059636678664 . live .
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  32. News: South Sudan National Football Team Camp Boosted With Arrival Of 4 Foreign Based Players On Sunday . 15 February 2021 . Kurra Sports . 2 November 2020.
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