Emmanuel Okwi

Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (born 25 December 1992) is

Emmanuel Okwi
a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a left
winger for Rwanda Premier League club Kiyovu Personal information
Sports and the Uganda national team. Full name Emmanuel Arnold Okwi[1]
Date of birth 25 December 1992[2]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Club career Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger[3]
Okwi played for Uganda Super League club SC Villa
Team information
before joining Tanzanian team Simba S.C. for
US$40,000.[4] Current team Kiyovu Sports
Senior career*
In January 2013, Tunisian team Étoile Sportive du
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sahel signed Okwi for a Tanzania record transfer fee of
2008–2009 SC Villa 40 (13)
US$300,000.[5] The team, however, failed to pay the
2009–2013 Simba 38 (18)
fee to Simba S.C. He was then cleared by FIFA's
2013 Étoile du Sahel 1 (0)
Player Status Committee in December 2013 to return
2013 SC Villa
to SC Villa[6] although the clearance was changed two
2013–2014 Young Africans 18 (9)
months later so he could play for Young Africans
2014–2015 Simba 20 (16)
S.C.,[7] despite Simba S.C.'s protests.[8]
2015–2017 SønderjyskE 4 (0)
Okwi rejoined Simba S.C. in August 2014 under a six- 2017 SC Villa 13 (10)
month contract, explaining that Young Africans S.C. 2017–2019 Simba 53 (36)
had terminated his contract[9] by failing to pay the 2019–2021 Al Ittihad 32 (5)
US$50,000 owed to him.[10] Okwi refused to play the 2021–2022 Kiyovu Sports
last five games of the 2013–14 season for Young 2022–2023 Al-Zawra'a
Africans because of the payment controversy.[10] 2023–2024 Erbil SC
Young Africans vigorously protested the transfer to 2024– Kiyovu Sports
Simba S.C. and claimed that the contract was still in International career‡
effect.[10] The Tanzania Football Federation rejected 2011– Uganda 95 (28)
that claim in September 2014.[11] *Club domestic league appearances and goals,
correct as of 19:12, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
In July 2015, SønderjyskE Fodbold signed Okwi on a ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of
five-year contract,[12] with the consent of Simba 23:20, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

S.C.,[13] that would last until 2020.[14] In January

2017, Okwi and agreed to terminate the contract. He scored two goals in six appearances.[15]

Upon his return from Denmark Okwi re-joined former club SC Villa signing a six-month contract. He
scored 10 goals in 13 Uganda Premier League matches.[16]

In June 2017, Okwi signed with Simba S.C. for the third time in his career having agreed a two-year
contract.[16]
In July 2019, after impressing at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Okwi joined Egyptian Premier League
club Al Ittihad on a two-year contract.[17][18]

In August 2024, he re-joined former club Kiyovu Sports on a one-year contract.[19]

International career
Okwi first represented Uganda at senior level in 2009. He was the second top scorer at the 2010
CECAFA Cup, scoring a four goals in five matches.[20] The following year at the 2011 CECAFA Cup, he
scored five goals and was joint top scorer alongside Rwanda's Meddie Kagere and their captain Olivier
Karekezi.[21]

Personal life
Okwi grew up idolizing Thierry Henry and is a fan of Arsenal F.C. Okwi was born into a Roman Catholic
family, but at a young age, his mother became a Born Again Christian and raised her children in her faith.
Okwi married his longtime girlfriend Florence Nakalegga with whom they have one child.[22] Okwi
played football as a boy while at St. Henry's College Kitovu.[23]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 June 2023[24]

Appearances and goals by national team
and year
National team Year Apps Goals

2009 7 1

2010 6 4
2011 6 5

2012 12 3

2013 10 5
2014 5 0

2015 0 0

Uganda 2016 6 0
2017 8 1

2018 8 2

2019 11 5
2020 2 0

2021 6 0

2022 4 2
2023 4 0

Total 95 28

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score Okwi with Uganda
column indicates score after each Okwi goal.[24]
 List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Okwi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition

13 December Nyayo National Stadium,

1 Rwanda 2–0 2–0 2009 CECAFA Cup
2009 Nairobi, Kenya

Benjamin Mkapa National

2 December
2 Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Malawi 1–1 1–1 2010 CECAFA Cup
2010
Tanzania
Benjamin Mkapa National
5 December
3 Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Kenya 1–0 2–1 2010 CECAFA Cup
2010
Tanzania

Benjamin Mkapa National

8 December
4 Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar 2–1 2–2 2010 CECAFA Cup
2010
Tanzania

Benjamin Mkapa National

12 December
5 Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Ethiopia 2–2 4–3 2010 CECAFA Cup
2010
Tanzania
6 2–0
28 November Chamazi Stadium, Dar es
7 Somalia 3–0 4–0 2011 CECAFA Cup
2011 Salaam, Tanzania
8 4–0
Benjamin Mkapa National
8 December
9 Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2–1 3–1 2011 CECAFA Cup
2011
Tanzania

Benjamin Mkapa National

10 December
10 Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Rwanda 2–2 2–2 2011 CECAFA Cup
2011
Tanzania

Estádio 11 de Novembro, 2014 FIFA World

11 3 June 2012 Angola 1–1 1–1
Luanda, Angola Cup qualification
16 June Mandela National Stadium, 2013 Africa Cup of
12 Congo 4–0 4–0
2012 Kampala, Uganda Nations qualification

6 December Mandela National Stadium,

13 Tanzania 1–0 3–0 2012 CECAFA Cup
2012 Kampala, Uganda

15 June Mandela National Stadium, 2014 FIFA World

14 Angola 1–1 2–1
2013 Kampala, Uganda Cup qualification

15 Botswana National 1–0

31 August
Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana 3–1 Friendly
16 2013 2–0
Botswana

17 2 December Nairobi City Stadium, 1–0

Eritrea 3–0 2013 CECAFA Cup
18 2013 Nairobi, Kenya 3–0

31 August Mandela National Stadium, 2018 FIFA World

19 Egypt 1–0 1–0
2017 Kampala, Uganda Cup qualification

20 13 October Mandela National Stadium, 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of

Lesotho 3–0
21 2018 Kampala, Uganda 3–0 Nations qualification

22 June Cairo International 2019 Africa Cup of

22 DR Congo 2–0 2–0
2019 Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Nations

26 June Cairo International 2019 Africa Cup of

23 Zimbabwe 1–0 1–1
2019 Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Nations
 8 September Moi International Sports
24 Kenya 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2019 Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
13 October Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir
25 Ethiopia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2019 Dar, Ethiopia

17 November Mandela National Stadium, 2021 Africa Cup of

26 Malawi 1–0 2–0
2019 Kampala, Uganda Nations qualification

25 March Markaziy Stadium,

27 Tajikistan 1–0 1–1 2022 Nowruz Cup
2022 Namangan, Uzbekistan
29 March Markaziy Stadium,
28 Uzbekistan 2–4 2–4 2022 Nowruz Cup
2022 Namangan, Uzbekistan

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External links
Emmanuel Okwi ([Link] at National-
[Link]

Retrieved from "[Link]