Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kwesi Zion Pira Kawawa | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 2001 | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Syrianska | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Hammarby TFF | 14 | (0) |
2022 | Syrianska | 17 | (0) |
2023 | Karlslunde IF | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Syrianska | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023- | Tanzania | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024 |
Kwesi Zion Pira Kawawa (born 5 December 2001) is a Swedish-Tanzanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Tanzania national football team. [1]
Born in Sweden, [2] He made 14 appearances for Hammarby TFF during the 2021 season. He signed for Syrianska in January 2022. [3] He made his debut for his new club in April 2022 against his former club Hammarby TFF, and kept a clean sheet. [4]
In 2023, he signed for Danish side Karlslunde IF, [5] although was not first-choice goalkeeper in his first season. [6]
He made his debut for Tanzania in November 2023, in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Morocco. [7] He was included in the Tanzania squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [8] [9]
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