Chiukepo Msowoya

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Chiukepo Msowoya
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Karonga, Malawi
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mighty Wanderers FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Eagles (Karonga) (8)
2006 Red Lions (15)
2007–2009 ESCOM United (29)
2009–2010 Liga Muçulmana
2009–2010 → APR FC (loan)
2010–2012 Orlando Pirates 11 (1)
2012 → Platinum Stars (loan) 4 (1)
2012–2013 ESCOM United (3)
2013–2014 Maxaquene
2014– Costa do Sol
2015–2016 Big Bullets (32)
2016–2017 Golden Arrows 6 (0)
2017–2021 Big Bullets (37)
2022– Mighty Wanderers FC (5)
International career‡
2006– Malawi 90 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2023

Chiukepo Msowoya (born 23 September 1988) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a forward for Malawian side Mighty Wanderers FC and the Malawi national team.

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Club career

Msowoya was the 2007 Malawi Premiere Division top scorer with 17 goals. [1]

In January 2012, Msowoya joined Platinum Stars on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. [2] Upon returning to Orlando Pirates, he and the club reached an agreement to part ways. [3] Msowoya returned to Malawi and joined his former club ESCOM United at the end August 2012. [4]

He signed for Costa do Sol in February 2014. [5]

On 19 January 2015, Chiukepo returned home to join Big Bullets. [6]

International career

Msowoya is a member of the Malawi national football team and participated at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. [7]

International goals

Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Schöggl, Hans; Kanjere, Peter. "Malawi 2007". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Zakazaka, Gomezgani (25 January 2012). "Chiukepo loaned to Platinum Stars". Malawi Nation. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chiukepo offloaded at Orlando Pirates". Nyasa Times. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Phimbi, Elijah (30 August 2012). "Escom regrets offloading key players, takes Chiukepo on board". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Chirwa, Garry (9 February 2014). "Chiukepo switches clubs". Malawi Nation. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Chilapondwa, Andrew Cane (19 January 2015). "Malawi: Chiukepo Joins Bullets As Sankhani Invalidates His Decision to Quit". Malawi24 (Blantyre). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Angola 2010: Africa Cup of Nations Squads – World Cup Blog Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Msowoya, Chiukepo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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