Allan Thigo is a former
Kenya international
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football
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midfielder.
Career
Born in
Kenya
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, Thigo began playing club football for local side Kisumu Hot Stars at age 18. He spent most of his playing career with
Gor Mahia F.C.
Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly also known as ''K'Ogalo'' (), is a association football, football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 19 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 ...
, helping the club reach the final of the
1979 African Cup Winners' Cup
The 1978 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Canon Yaoundé in two-legged final victory against Gor Mahia. This was the fifth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's do ...
.
Thigo made 81 appearances for the senior
Kenya national football team
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, including two
FIFA World Cup
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qualifying matches, and he played at the
1972 African Cup of Nations
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finals.
After Thigo retired from playing football, he became a coach. He has managed Gor Mahia.
He is now coaching the Africa Nazarene University football team!
References
External links
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Profile at Safaricom
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Kenyan men's footballers
Kenya men's international footballers
1972 African Cup of Nations players
Gor Mahia F.C. players
Men's association football midfielders
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