Ismail Watenga

Ismail Watenga

Personal information
Full name	Ismail Bin Abdul Rashid Watenga
Date of birth	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Mbale, [1] Uganda
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper [2]
Team information
Current team	Golden Arrows
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2018	Vipers
2018–2019	Ethiopian Coffee
2019–2020	Sofapaka
2020–2022	Chippa United	19	(0)
2022–	Mamelodi Sundowns	0	(0)
2022	→ Marumo Gallants (loan)	4	(0)
2023–	→ Golden Arrows (loan)	19	(0)
International career‡
2014–	Uganda	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Ismail Watenga (born 15 May 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Golden Arrows. ^{[3] [1] [4]}

He moved to Golden Arrows in August 2023. ^[5]

International career

In January 2014, coach Milutin Sredojević, invited him to be included in the Uganda national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship. ^{[6] [7]} The team placed third in the group stage of the competition after beating Burkina Faso, drawing with Zimbabwe, and losing to Morocco. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Ismail Watenga at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "Micho Names Uganda Final Team For CHAN 2014". kawowo.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
3. Ismail Watenga at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
4. "Uganda". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
5. Kohler, Lorenz (25 August 2023). "Arrows Signing Ex-Pirates And Wydad Players". iDiski Times. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
6. "Uganda Cranes Regroup For CHAN 2014 Preparations". kawowo.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
7. "Uganda makes changes in squad for 2014 Africa Nations Championship". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
8. "Uganda's impressive CHAN start". espnfc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
9. "Zimbabwe vs Uganda Preview". goal.com/. Retrieved 11 February 2014.