Kwesi Kawawa
{{short description|Tanzanian association football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Kwesi Kawawa
|fullname = Kwesi Zion Pira Kawawa
|birth_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|5|df=y}}
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = Syrianska
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–
|youthclubs1 =
|youthyears2 =
|youthclubs2 =
|years1 = 2021
|clubs1 = Hammarby TFF
|caps1 = 14
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2022
|clubs2 = Syrianska
|caps2 = 17
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2023
|clubs3 = Karlslunde IF
|caps3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2024–
|clubs4 = Syrianska
|caps4 = 0
|goals4 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2023-
|nationalteam1 = Tanzania
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024
|ntupdate = 00:15 (UTC) 1 June 2024
}}
Kwesi Zion Pira Kawawa (born 5 December 2001) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Tanzania national football team.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/kwesi-kawawa/696607/|title=Kwesi Kawawa|date=2 June 2024|website=Soccerway}} Born in Sweden, he played for the Tanzania national team.
Club career
Born in Sweden,{{cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/sports/the-allure-of-the-diaspora-at-afcon-2024-4491490|website=The Citizen|accessdate=2 June 2024|title=The allure of the Diaspora at AFCON 2024|date=January 14, 2024}} He made 14 appearances for Hammarby TFF during the 2021 season. He signed for Syrianska in January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-goalkeeper-kwesi-kawawa-joins-swedish-club-orebro-syrianska|website=Ghanasoccernet|accessdate=2 June 2024|title=Ghanaian goalkeeper Kwesi Kawawa joins Swedish club Örebro Syrianska|date=28 January 2022}} He made his debut for his new club in April 2022 against his former club Hammarby TFF, and kept a clean sheet.{{cite web|url= https://www.na.se/artikel/holl-nollan-i-debuten-mot-sitt-forra-lag/|website=na.se|accessdate=2 June 2024|title= Kept a clean sheet on debut - against his previous team|date=April 23, 2022}}
In 2023, he signed for Danish side Karlslunde IF,{{cite web|url=https://www.na.se/2023-11-25/osannolika-resan-i-vm-kvalet-chockad/|website=na.se|title=Improbable journey in World Cup qualifiers: "Shocked"|date=25 November 2023|accessdate=2 June 2024}} although was not first-choice goalkeeper in his first season.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/sports/taifa-stars-coach-disappointed-by-clubs-not-using-local-players-4435604|website=The Citizen|accessdate=2 June 2024|title=Taifa Stars coach disappointed by clubs not using local players|date=November 16, 2023}}
International career
He made his debut for Tanzania in November 2023, in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Morocco.{{cite web|url=https://dailynews.co.tz/sorry-for-stars-loss-we-re-on-course/|website=Daily News|accessdate=2 June 2024|title= 'Sorry for Stars loss, we 're on course'|first=Benjamin|last=Ben|date=November 23, 2023}} He was included in the Tanzania squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/sports/africa-cup-of-nations-tanzania-factfile-NV_178635|website=newvision.org|accessdate=2 June 2024|title=Africa Cup of Nations:Tanzania fact file|date=11 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/sports/amrouche-optimistic-stars-will-perform-well-in-afcon-4484666|website=The Citizen|accessdate=2 June 2024|title= Amrouche optimistic Stars will perform well in Afcon|date=January 7, 2024}}
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Category:Footballers from Stockholm
Category:Tanzanian men's footballers
Category:Tanzania men's international footballers
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Tanzanian people of Swedish descent
Category:Swedish people of Tanzanian descent
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Hammarby Talang FF players
Category:Ettan Fotboll players