Maurice Sunguti (born 6 October 1977) is a Kenya international football striker who has played for clubs in Kenya, Uganda, Sweden, Vietnam and Tanzania.

Maurice Sunguti
Personal information
Full name Maurice Sunguti Ngoka
Date of birth (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Kenya
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1997 AFC Leopards
1999–2000 Express
2001–2002 Villa
2003 Tusker (23)
2003–2005 Friska Viljor 57 (27)
2006–2007 Nam Định
2007–2009 Young Africans
2009 Nairobi Stima
2010 Friska Viljor 11 (7)
International career
1997–2005 Kenya 32 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Kenya, Sunguti began his career with local side AFC Leopards. He left the club in 1997 and became a journeyman, playing professionally in the Superettan with Friska Viljor FC and winning the Tanzanian league twice with Young Africans S.C.[1][2]

International career

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Sunguti represented the senior Kenya national football team from 1997 to 2004. He played at the 2004 African Cup of Nations finals.[3] He also participated at the 2001 CECAFA Cup, scoring a goal against Eritrea.[4]

Honors

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Club

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AFC Leopards
  Champion (1): 1998
SC Villa
  Champions (2): 2001, 2002
  Champion (1): 2002
Young Africans S.C. (Yanga)
  Champions (2): 2007/8, 2008/9

References

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  1. ^ "Sunguti: I will be in KPL next season". Futaa.com. 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ Kameni, Mathews (30 June 2009). "Sunguti dropped by Yanga, Shikokoti & Njoroge recalled". Kenyafootball.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. ^ Saaid, Hamdan & Duret, Sébastien (14 February 2004). "African Nations Cup 2004 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Sunguti Spurs Nairobi". The New Vision. 11 December 2001.
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