Valery Nahayo Explained

Valery Nahayo
Fullname:Valery Twite Nahayo
Birth Date:15 April 1984
Birth Place:Bujumbura, Burundi
Position:Central defender
Years1:2001
Clubs1:Atomic
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Years2:2002–2003
Clubs2:Muzinga
Caps2:51
Goals2:4
Years3:2004–2008
Clubs3:Jomo Cosmos
Caps3:99
Goals3:0
Years4:2008–2011
Clubs4:Kaizer Chiefs
Caps4:43
Goals4:2
Years5:2011–2014
Clubs5:Gent
Caps5:48
Goals5:1
Years6:2014–2015
Clubs6:Mpumalanga Black Aces
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:KSV Temse
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:2018–2019
Clubs8:FC Ganshoren
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2003–2014
Nationalteam1:Burundi
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:14 November 2022
Ntupdate:14 November 2022

Valery Twite Nahayo (born 15 April 1984) is a Burundian international footballer who played professionally in Belgium and South Africa, among others, as a central defender.

Career

Club career

Born in Bujumbura, Nahayo has played club football for Atomic, Muzinga, Jomo Cosmos, Kaizer Chiefs, Gent and Mpumalanga Black Aces While playing for Gent in August 2012 he was linked with a return to the Chiefs.[1]

Kaizer Chiefs

Nahayo joined Chiefs on 20 June 2008 after Jomo Cosmos got relegated; he was one of seven players that left Cosmos including Anthony Laffor, Morgan Gould, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Sydney Plaatjies, Thapelo Tshilo, Dikgang Mabalane and Nkosinathi Nhleko.[2] During pre-season he competed in the Telkom Charity Cup and the Vodacom Challenge and eventually made his official debut on 8 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over Engen Santos. In the same match he got injured when he tore his knee ligaments, after landing awkwardly in an aerial battle.[3]

International career

Nahayo made his international debut for Burundi in 2003, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.

International goals

Scores and results list Burundi's tally first.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiefs look at Gould replacement. 23 August 2012. 24 September 2014. Kickoff.com.
  2. Web site: SuperSport.
  3. Web site: allAfrica.com: South Africa: Chiefs Lose Nahayo to Injury - m.allAfrica.com. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218150958/http://m.allafrica.com/stories/200808110288.html/ . 2014-12-18 .