Edward Maova

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Edward Maova
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-05) September 5, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Golden Arrows
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Rundu Chiefs
2013–2018 Civics
2018–2019 University of Pretoria 9 (0)
2019–2020 Royal Eagles 5 (0)
2020–2021 Civics
2021–2022 TS Sporting 5
2022–2023 Pretoria Callies 16 (0)
2023–2024 University of Pretoria 15 (0)
2024– Golden Arrows 0 (0)
International career
2013 Namibia U20 4 (0)
2017– Namibia 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Maova (born 5 September 1994), is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Golden Arrows and the Namibia national team.

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Career

Maova began his senior career in the Namibia Premier League with Rundu Chiefs in 2012. The following season, he moved to Civics where he spent 5 seasons. In 2019, he moved to South Africa to the first time with University of Pretoria, and followed that up with a stint at Royal Eagles. [1] In 2020 he returned to Namibia with Civics, before moving back to South Africa with Sporting on 29 July 2021. [2] In 2022, he had a year-long stint with Pretoria Callies before returning to the University of Pretoria for the 2023–24 season on 24 July 2023. [3]

International

Maova was part of the Namibia U20s at the 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup, and was named goalkeeper of the tournament. [4] In May 2013, he received his first call-up to the senior Namibia national team. [5] He debuted with Namibia in a 1–0 (4–5) 2020 African Nations Championship qualification penalty shootout win over Zimbabwe on 23 July 2017. [6] He was part of the national team at the 2022 COSAFA Cup, and was named the goalkeeper of the tournament. [7] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [8]

Honours

Civics

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