Wangu Gome (born 13 February 1993) is a

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who plays as a

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for Ongos Valley and the Namibia national team. He is known for his diminutive size and midfield capabilities.

Career

Club

Following his performance at the

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Bidvest Wits F.C. 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. ...

signed the young midfielder on a one-season loan. He made his league debut for

in a 0-1 victory over

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Originally on loan,

decided to extend his contract to long-term in 2016. Recently, he has had continuous inactivity, not making the squad against

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in the

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. Made his

debut for ''The Clever Boys'' fronting

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. His first trophy was the

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cup. On 2 March 2020, Gome signed for

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the compet ...

club

FC Alashkert Football Club Alashkert ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Ալաշկերտ), commonly known as Alashkert, is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990 in Martuni and after folding in 2000 re-founded in 2011 ...

. On 24 December 2022, Alashkert announced the departure of Gome.

International

Namibian Wangu Gome was given the

Player of the tournament award by being Namibia's key player throughout the entire tournament.

Awards

*1x

COSAFA Cup The COSAFA Cup or COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been ...

Player of the Tournament

Honors

*1x

South African Premier Division The South African Premier Division, officially referred to as the DStv Premiership for sponsorship purposes, is the premier men's professional football/soccer league and the highest division in the league system of South Africa, organized sinc ...

runners-up *1x

winner

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gome, Wangu 1993 births Footballers from Windhoek Living people Namibian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Namibia men's international footballers F.C. Civics Windhoek players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Platinum Stars F.C. players Cape Umoya United F.C. players FC Alashkert players Ongos SC players Namibia Premier League players South African Premier Division players Armenian Premier League players Armenian First League players Namibian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia