Henry Motego (born 21 May 1964) is a former

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forward who played for clubs in

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and

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Club career

Born in

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, Motego began playing football in the local league for

Shabana Kisii Shabana Football Club, more commonly known as simply Shabana or sometimes Shabana Kisii, is a FKF Premier League club based in Kisii. The club was formed in 1980 by Kisii based businessman Dogo Khan. They won the division title in 2014.They w ...

. He helped the club gain promotion to the

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in 1988. After performing well with Shabana, he was noticed by Kenya Breweries F.C. and signed for the club in 1989. In 1991, Motego signed for Omani league side

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for two seasons. Motego returned to play for Kenya Breweries until he retired in 2000.

International career

Motego made several appearances for the

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, including six

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qualifying matches. He played for Kenya at the

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and

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finals.

Career as a manager

After he retired from playing, Motego became an assistant coach with Tusker. He was appointed manager in October 2002.

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* 1964 births Living people Kenyan footballers Kenya men's international footballers 1988 African Cup of Nations players 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players Tusker F.C. players Al-Orouba SC players Kenyan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Oman Kenyan football managers Men's association football forwards {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub