George Owino Audi (born 24 April 1981 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan footballer who is currently playing for Sofapaka in the Kenyan Premier League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Owino Audi | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sofapaka | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Tusker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Tusker | 111 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Simba | 20 | (4) |
| 2008 | Saint-George SA | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Young Africans | ||
| 2010– | Sofapaka | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005– | Kenya | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2007 | |||
Career
Owino had been playing for Simba SC in Tanzania since 2007. Before moving to Tanzania, he played for Tusker FC.[2] In July 2008 he joined Saint-George SA.[3] In July 2009 he was invited to train with Fortuna Düsseldorf on advice from Antoine Hey,[4] his dream is to play in Europe.[5] On 28 July 2009 he signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[6] His transfer failed and he re-signed for Saint-George SA,[7] he signed then on 18 August 2009 with Tanzanian club Young Africans FC.[8] On 1 July 2010 he left Young Africans FC, returned to Kenya, and signed for Sofapaka.[9]
International career
Owino is member of the Kenya national football team[10] and played 16 games here.[11]
Controversy
In February 2019 Owino was named in a FIFA report that alleged he had been involved in match fixing.[12] In April 2019 he was one of four African former international footballers banned for life by FIFA due to "match manipulation".[13]