Emmanuel Okwi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Arnold Okwi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kiyovu Sports | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | SC Villa | 40 | (13) |
| 2009–2013 | Simba | 38 | (18) |
| 2013 | Étoile du Sahel | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | SC Villa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Young Africans | 18 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Simba | 20 | (16) |
| 2015–2017 | SønderjyskE | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | SC Villa | 13 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Simba | 53 | (36) |
| 2019–2021 | Al Ittihad | 32 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Kiyovu Sports | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Zawra'a | ||
| 2023–2024 | Erbil SC | ||
| 2024– | Kiyovu Sports | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2023 | Uganda | 95 | (28) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:12, 31 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 18 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (born 25 December 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Rwanda Premier League club Kiyovu Sports.
Okwi played for Uganda Super League club SC Villa before joining Tanzanian team Simba S.C. for US$40,000.[4]
In January 2013, Tunisian team Étoile Sportive du Sahel signed Okwi for a Tanzania record transfer fee of US$300,000.[5] The team, however, failed to pay the fee to Simba S.C. He was then cleared by FIFA's Player Status Committee in December 2013 to return to SC Villa[6] although the clearance was changed two months later so he could play for Young Africans S.C.,[7] despite Simba S.C.'s protests.[8]
Okwi rejoined Simba S.C. in August 2014 under a six-month contract, explaining that Young Africans S.C. had terminated his contract[9] by failing to pay the US$50,000 owed to him.[10] Okwi refused to play the last five games of the 2013–14 season for Young Africans because of the payment controversy.[10] Young Africans vigorously protested the transfer to Simba S.C. and claimed that the contract was still in effect.[10] The Tanzania Football Federation rejected that claim in September 2014.[11]
In July 2015, SønderjyskE Fodbold signed Okwi on a five-year contract,[12] with the consent of Simba S.C.,[13] that would last until 2020.[14] In January 2017, Okwi and agreed to terminate the contract. He scored two goals in six appearances.[15]
Upon his return from Denmark Okwi re-joined former club SC Villa signing a six-month contract. He scored 10 goals in 13 Uganda Premier League matches.[16]
In June 2017, Okwi signed with Simba S.C. for the third time in his career having agreed a two-year contract.[16]
In July 2019, after impressing at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Okwi joined Egyptian Premier League club Al Ittihad on a two-year contract.[17][18]
In August 2024, he re-joined former club Kiyovu Sports on a one-year contract.[19]
International career
Okwi first represented Uganda at senior level in 2009. He was the second top scorer at the 2010 CECAFA Cup, scoring a four goals in five matches.[20] The following year at the 2011 CECAFA Cup, he scored five goals and was joint top scorer alongside Rwanda's Meddie Kagere and their captain Olivier Karekezi.[21]
Personal life
Okwi grew up idolizing Thierry Henry and is a fan of Arsenal F.C. Okwi was born into a Roman Catholic family, but at a young age, his mother became a Born Again Christian and raised her children in her faith. Okwi married his longtime girlfriend Florence Nakalegga with whom they have one child.[22] Okwi played football as a boy while at St. Henry's College Kitovu.[23]
