Kiyika Tokodi is a Congolese former

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who played as a

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for Belgian club

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between 1980 and 1986. He represented the Zaire national team in international competition, appearing in a

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qualifying match versus the

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, scoring a goal in a 5–2 victory. He also scored two goals, both from penalties, in a 5–2 victory over

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in a 1982 World Cup qualifying match on 13 July 1980 in

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. In addition, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over

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in a

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qualifying match on 5 August 1979.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Zaire's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tokodi goal.''

References

Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Belgian Pro League players K.A.A. Gent players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub