Koffi Dan Kowa (born 19 September 1989) is a

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesfootballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who spent the most of his career as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Sahel SC Sahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7. Achievements *Niger Premier League: 13 ::1973 (as Secteur 7) ::1974, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003, ...

Club career

Kowa was born in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

, Ghana. He started his senior career with Nigerien side

, before spending three seasons with

Espérance Sportive de Zarzis Espérance Sportive de Zarzis ( ar, الترجي الرياضي الجرجيسي, often referred to as ''ESZ'') is a football club from Zarzis in Tunisia and founded in 1934 by Haj Ali Bouchhioua . Achievements Performance in national & domes ...

in Tunisia. In August 2013, Kowa signed a three-year contract with

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system. ...

who play in the South African

Premier Soccer League Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

International career

Kowa is a member of

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languages2012 African Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( ...

International goals

:''Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.''

References

External links

FIFA profile
* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Accra Men's association football central defenders Nigerien men's footballers Ghanaian emigrants to Niger Niger men's international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Sahel SC players ES Zarzis players Sporting Clube de Goa players Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players FC Dila Gori players Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players South African Premier Division players Liga Leumit players Erovnuli Liga players Nigerien expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in India Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Israel Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) 2016 African Nations Championship players Niger men's A' international footballers {{Niger-footy-bio-stub