Abednico Powell (born 28 January 1983) is a

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

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who currently plays for

Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane Fighters are a football (soccer) club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana. The club's nickname is "The Brazilians". Achievements *Mascom Premier League The Botswana Premier League, currently known as the BTC Premiership for spo ...

Career

Powell began his professional career in 2006 with

ECCO City Green ECCO City Greens FC is a football club from Botswana based in Francistown. Honours *Mascom Premier League The Botswana Premier League, currently known as the BTC Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level Association football ...

and signed in summer 2007 with

Extension Gunners Extension Gunners FC is a football club based in Lobatse, Botswana. The team plays in the Botswana Premier League. They play at the Lobatse Sports Complex. History The club was founded in 1962 in the town of Lobatse as the Lobatse CS Gunners. It ...

. He left in January 2010 to go to the league rival Township Rollers. left

Township Rollers Township Rollers Football Club is a football club based in Gaborone, Botswana. Rollers are also known as Popa, The Blues or Tse Tala, the official nicknames of the club. The club is also often referred to as Mapalastina, a nickname that develop ...

and signed with Mogoditshane Fighters.

International

Powell has won one

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for the

Botswana national football team The Botswana national football team was founded in 1970 to represent Botswana in association football and is governed by the Botswana Football Association (BFA). It qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. History It took part in its fi ...

Notes

1983 births Living people People from Gaborone Botswana men's footballers Extension Gunners FC players Botswana men's international footballers Township Rollers F.C. players Mogoditshane Fighters players ECCO City Green players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football midfielders {{Botswana-footy-bio-stub