Opah Clement | |
Birth Date: | 14 February 2001 |
Birth Place: | Tanzania, Iringa |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Beşiktaş |
Clubnumber: | 27 |
Years1: | 2019–22 |
Clubs1: | Simba Queens |
Years2: | 2022–22 |
Clubs2: | → Kayseri Kadın (loan) |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Beşiktaş |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017-19 |
Nationalteam1: | Tanzania U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019- |
Nationalteam2: | Tanzania |
Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
Club-Update: | 1 November 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 1 November 2023 |
Opah Clement Tukumbuke Sanga (Swahili: Oppa Clement Tukumbuke Sanga ; born 14 February 2001) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Tanzania women's national team.
Clement began her career with Simba Queens, playing in the Serengeti Lite Women's Premier League. She won the league in both 2019/20 and 2020/21.[1] The latter victory qualified Simba Queens to play in the 2021 CAF Women's Champion's League CECAFA qualifiers. Simba Queens finished fourth. She scored a hat-trick in her team's 10-0 victory over FAD Club.[2]
In the midst of the 2021/22 season, Clement went on loan to Kayseri Kadin FK in early 2022.[3]
Simba Queens won the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA qualifiers, with Clement scoring two goals over the course of the tournament.[4] In the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League, Simba Queens finished fourth. Clement scored twice in the tournament and was named in CAF's best XI of the tournament.[5]
Clement signed with Beşiktaş in 2023. Prior to signing with the team, she was the leading scorer in the Serengeti Lite Women's Premier League, having scored 9 goals.
Clement has capped for the Tanzania under-20 team. Clement made her competitive debut for the Tanzania national team during the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship.[6] The following year, Tanzania won the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship.
In 2022, she finished third with Tanzania in the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship and fourth in the 2022 CEFCAFA Women's Championship. Clement was the top scorer at the latter tournament.[7]
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