Koffi Dan Kowa

{{short description|Nigerien footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| image =

| name = Koffi Dan Kowa

| fullname = Emaniel Kofi Dahkawa Djibail {{NFT player|26622|accessdate=13 October 2021}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|09|19}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| height = 1.84 m

| currentclub =

| position = Centre back, defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2004–2010

| youthclubs1 = Sahel SC

| years1 = 2010–2013

| clubs1 = ES Zarzis

| caps1 = 54

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = Bidvest Wits

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Sporting Goa

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Sahel SC

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2016

| clubs6 = Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2016–2017

| clubs7 = Dila Gori

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2017

| clubs8 = Hapoel Nazareth Illit

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2017–2019

| clubs9 = Sahel SC

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| nationalyears1 = 2008–

| nationalteam1 = Niger

| nationalcaps1 = 62

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| pcupdate = 1 June 2017

| ntupdate = 16 May 2017

}}

Koffi Dan Kowa (born 19 September 1989) is a Nigerien footballer who spent the most of his career as a centre back for Sahel SC.

Club career

Kowa was born in Accra, Ghana. He started his senior career with Nigerien side Sahel SC, before spending three seasons with Espérance Sportive de Zarzis in Tunisia.

In August 2013, Kowa signed a three-year contract with Bidvest Wits who play in the South African Premier Soccer League.{{cite web|title=Wits Sign Niger Defender|date=8 August 2013|url=http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/article/south-africa/wits-sign-niger-defender/136190|publisher=Soccer Laduma|accessdate=8 August 2013|archive-date=25 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825050508/http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/article/south-africa/wits-sign-niger-defender/136190|url-status=live}}

International career

Kowa is a member of Niger national team. He represented the team in the 2012 African Cup of Nations.{{fact|date=August 2022}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 June 2010Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger{{fb|CHA}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 1–1Friendly
2.4 September 2011Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger{{fb|RSA}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 2–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.17 October 2015Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger{{fb|TOG}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 2–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
4.25 October 2015Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo{{fb|TOG}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–12016 African Nations Championship qualification
5.4 September 2016Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey, Niger{{fb|BDI}}align=center | ?align=center | 3–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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