Personal information | |||
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Full name | Boniface Ngairah Ambani | ||
Date of birth | 4 November 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Naivasha, Kenya [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Oserian Fastac | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Tusker | 26 | (27) |
2006–2007 | East Bengal Club | 15 | (6) |
2007–2008 | Sporting Club de Goa | 13 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Young Africans | 24 | (16) |
International career | |||
2006–2009 | Kenya | 4 | (1 [2] ) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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The top-scorer of the Kenyan Premier League in 2006 with 20 goals for Tusker, [4] Ambani signed for Indian club East Bengal in early 2006. [5]
He spent his last season with Tanzanian club Young Africans, where he scored 18 goals in 22 matches. After an Achilles tendon injury, he retired in spring 2010. [6]
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