Teddy Akumu

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Teddy Akumu
Personal information
Full name Anthony Akumu Agai [1]
Date of birth (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Rachuonyo, Kenya
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nejmeh
Number 66
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Gor Mahia 100 (1)
2014–2015 Al Khartoum
2016–2020 ZESCO United
2020–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 34 (2)
2023–2024 Sagan Tosu 0 (0)
2024–2025 Kheybar Khorramabad 8 (0)
2025– Nejmeh 0 (0)
International career‡
2011– Kenya 47 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:54, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:13, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Anthony "Teddy" Akumu Agai (born 20 October 1992) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Kenya national team. [2]

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Club career

Born in Rachuonyo, Akumu has played club football for Gor Mahia, Al Khartoum and ZESCO United. [1] In January 2020, he moved to Kaizer Chiefs. [3]

He was announced as the first foreign signing of J1 League club Sagan Tosu, joining the club for the 2023 season. [4] After limited playing time, Akumu was released at the end of the 2023 season. [5]

In July 2024, Akumu signed for Iranian club Kheybar Khorramabad. [6]

On 30 August 2025, Akumu joined Nejmeh in the Lebanese Premier League. [7]

International career

He made his international debut for Kenya in 2011. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Teddy Akumu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Teddy Akumu at Soccerway . Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Joshua, Ondeke. "Kenyan midfield star Teddy Akumu signs for Kaizer Chiefs". Standard Digital News.
  4. ↑ "アンソニーアクム選手 新加入のお知らせ". Sagan Tosu (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "アンソニー アクム選手 契約解除のお知らせ | サガン鳥栖 [公式] オフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Sports, Pulse (27 July 2024). "Teddy Akumu: What his move to Iranian top-flight means after tough free-agency". Pulse Sports Kenya.
  7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DN-xP_kghmp
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