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Kassaly Daouda

Kassaly Daouda

Nigerien footballer

Kassaly Daouda (born 19 August 1983[2]) is a Nigerien footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nigerian club Katsina United.

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Career

Born in Dosso, Niger,[1] Daouda began his career at Olympic FC de Niamey,[1][2] and was first chosen for the youth national selection in 1996, then rising to the full national squad in 1998.[2] In August 2002 he gained his first cap, and has been the starting goalkeeper with Niger ever since.[2] Transitioning to goalkeeper for the full Olympic FC, Daouda's side was national league champion, then runners up in 1999.[2] In 2001,[2] Daouda joined rival Niamey club Sahel SC, and as their number one went on to win three national championships and two national cups.[1] He moved to Cameroon club Cotonsport Garoua in 2006 has played in the 2007 CAF Champions League[4] On the back of his success at Cotonsport, Daouda was chosen Niger's Best Player of the Year in 2008.[2]

On 4 February 2009, he moved from Cotonsport Garoua to Rapid Bucharest on loan,[2] and in summer 2009 returned to Cotonsport Garoua.[5]

In September 2012, Daouda signed for South African Premier Soccer League club Chippa United.[citation needed]

He remained starting keeper for the Niger national football team throughout their successful qualification for the 2012 African Cup of Nations,[1] and the tournament itself, as well as for 2013 African Cup of Nations.[6]

In December 2018, Daouda signed for Nigerian Professional Football League club Katsina United.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    L'homme : Héroïque Daouda Kassali[permanent dead link]. Ateba Biwolé, Le Jour (Cameroon). 2012-01-25.
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    Le gardien nigérien Daouda Kassali signe pour 3 ans avec le Rapid Bucarest. APANEWS 2009-02-05.
  3. [3]
    "Niger Republic goalkeeper Kassaly Daouda for Katsina United medical". 9 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    "French Ligue 1 Scores, News, Stats, Fixtures and Tables – ESPN Soccernet". Espnsoccernet.fr. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  5. [5]
    Coton Sport : Daouda Kassaly est de retour Archived 2009-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [6]
    "Kassaly - We will fight to qualify to the next round - Orange CAN 2013 2013 - CAF". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
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