Mrisho Ngassa
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Mrisho Alfani Ngassa is a Tanzania
n footballer who plays club football for Azam FC
and international football for Tanzania
.
. On May 21, 2010, Ngassa joined Azam FC for $40,000. This was the biggest transfer move in Tanzanian football. Mrisho Ngassa is currently on trial with Seattle Sounders FC
and came on as a substitute against Manchester United
in a friendly match. Before being on trial in Seattle, he was on trial at .
with 5 goals as Tanzania finished fourth in the tournament. His dribbling skills and speed has helped Tanzania.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n footballer who plays club football for Azam FC
Azam FC
Azam Football Club is a Tanzanian football club who playing in the Tanzanian Premier League. It's a team that got promotion into the Premier League for the first time ever on the last season 2008/2009....
and international football for Tanzania
Tanzania national football team
The Tanzania national football team represents Tanzania in association football and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tanzania. Tanzania's home ground is Benjamin Mkapa national stadium in Dar-es-Salaam and their head coach is Jan Børge Poulsen....
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Club career
In April 2009, Ngassa was invited to trial with English Premier League side West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
. On May 21, 2010, Ngassa joined Azam FC for $40,000. This was the biggest transfer move in Tanzanian football. Mrisho Ngassa is currently on trial with Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...
and came on as a substitute against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in a friendly match. Before being on trial in Seattle, he was on trial at .
International career
He was the top scorer in the 2009 CECAFA Cup2009 CECAFA Cup
The 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa...
with 5 goals as Tanzania finished fourth in the tournament. His dribbling skills and speed has helped Tanzania.
International goals
- Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 1 December 2006 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa Addis AbabaAddis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
1–0 3–0 2006 CECAFA Cup 2. 11 October 2008 Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam Dar es SalaamDar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
, TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
3–1 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa...3. 7 January 2009 Nakivubo Stadium Nakivubo StadiumNakivubo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kampala, Uganda. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of SC Villa. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people....
, KampalaKampalaKampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
1–0 2–0 2008 CECAFA Cup 2008 CECAFA CupThe 2008 CECAFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.All matches were be played from 31 December 2008 to 13 January 2009 at the National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.-Information:...4. 13 January 2009 Mandela National Stadium National Stadium (Uganda)Mandela National Stadium often referred to as Namboole Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kampala, Uganda. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although other sports are also practiced. The stadium has a capacity of 45,202 people...
, Kampala, Uganda1–0 3–2 2008 CECAFA Cup 2008 CECAFA CupThe 2008 CECAFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.All matches were be played from 31 December 2008 to 13 January 2009 at the National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.-Information:...5. 1 December 2009 Mumias Sports Complex Mumias Sports ComplexMumias Sports Complex is a multi-use stadium in Mumias, Kenya. It used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of the defunct Mumias Sugar FC. The stadium holds 10,000 people...
, MumiasMumiasMumias is a town in the Western Province of Kenya. The town has an urban population of 32.965 Mumias is the center of the Mumias Division of the Butere/Mumias District. The town is linked by road to Kakamega , Busia , Bungoma , Butere . The village of Buchinga is located between Mumias and...
, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
1–0 1–0 2009 CECAFA Cup 2009 CECAFA CupThe 2009 Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge tournament was the 33rd edition of the CECAFA Cup football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa...6. 4 December 2009 Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias, Kenya 1–0 1–0 2009 CECAFA Cup 7. 8 December 2009 Nyayo Stadium, Mumias, Kenya 2–0 4–0 2009 CECAFA Cup 8. 8 December 2009 Nyayo Stadium, Mumias, Kenya 3–0 4–0 2009 CECAFA Cup 9. 8 December 2009 Nyayo Stadium, Mumias, Kenya 4–0 4–0 2009 CECAFA Cup 10. 3 March 2010 CCM Kirumba Stadium CCM Kirumba StadiumCCM Kirumba Stadium is a football stadium in Mwanza, Tanzania. It has a capacity of 35,000 people and the third largest stadium in the country after the Main National Stadium in Dar es Salaam and the Lake Tanganyika Stadium in Kigoma.it is where the match between Tanzania national tem played...
, MwanzaMwanzaMwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...
, Tanzania2–1 2–3 Friendly Exhibition gameAn exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...11. 11 August 2010 Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1–1 1–1 Friendly 12. 9 February 2011 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium Benjamin Mkapa National StadiumNational Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, named after the 3rd president of Tanzania, Benjamin William Mkapa. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It currently holds 60,000 people. The stadium opened in 2007. The structure cost TZS 56.4bn/-. It was...
, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1–0 1–0 Friendly 13. 11 November 2011 Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena N'DjamenaN'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. A port on the Chari River, near the confluence with the Logone River, it directly faces the Cameroonian town of Kousséri, to which the city is connected by a bridge. It is also a special statute region, divided in 10 arrondissements. It is a...
, ChadChadChad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)The Confederation of African Football section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil.-Format:...