Yonatan Goitum is an Eritrean footballer. He played for the Eritrea national football team.
Yonatan Goitum is an Eritrean footballer. He played for the Eritrea national football team.
Goitum played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, providing the assist for the second Eritrean goal in the 3-1 victory against Somalia. [1]
Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi. [2] After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia. [3]
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The 2013 CECAFA Cup Final was a football match that took place on Thursday, 12 December 2013 at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi to coincide with Kenya's 50th Jamhuri Day celebrations. It was contested by the hosts Kenya and Sudan to determine the winner of the 2013 CECAFA Cup.
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