Haron Shakava

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Haron Shakava
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Personal information
Full name Haron Shakava
Date of birth (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Kakuma, Kenya
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Nkana FC
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2013 Kakamega Homeboyz
2014–20 Gor Mahia
2019- Nkana FC
International career‡
2015– Kenya 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:25, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:25, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Haron Shakava (born 26 November 1992) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Nkana FC in the Zambia Super League and the Kenya national team as a defender.

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International career

Shakava made his debut for Kenya national team on 4 July 2015, in a second leg match of the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification against Ethiopia. The match ended with a 0–0 draw, and Kenya was eliminated in the preliminary round because of losing the first leg 2–0. [1]

On 7 October 2015, Shakava scored a goal for Kenya in a 5–2 win against Mauritius in the first round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. [2] [3]

International goals

Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first. [4]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2015 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3–05–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

In January 28th 2018, Haroun Shakava led his team Gor Mahia in the Supercup match against AFC Leopards at Afraha Stadium. He scored the only goal with an assistance from George Odhiambo, that made the team winners of the cup. It is now Gor Mahia 5th Supercup in nine years. The match ended 1–0. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kenya Crash Out of Chan Qualifiers - SuperSport - Football". supersport.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "South African soccer news — 2018 World Cup Qualifying Wrap". soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shakava, Olunga on target in Stars' victory over Mauritius". gormahiafc.co.ke. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shakava, Harun". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kenya - H. Shakava - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Wandera, Gilbert. "Gor Mahia beat AFC Leopards 1-0 to win the 2018 KPL Super Cup at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru". The Standard. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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