Abdul Fatawu Dauda ( ar, عبد ال فاتو داودا; born 6 April 1985), known as Fatau Dauda, is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Dauda began his football career in 2004 with Ghana Division 1 League club

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, and in 2006 Dauda signed for

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club

Ashanti Gold S.C. Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known as AshGold is a Ghanaian football team based in the gold mining town of Obuasi, south of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti Region. The club are currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. History Asha ...

in his hometown

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. Dauda was a member of the

All Star Team 2007. On 5 July 2008, Dauda was nominated as Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 in Ghana. Dauda moved to South Africa to play for Orlando Pirates in 2013. A backup for

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, he played only three matches at the

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and left the club for

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the following season. After only two matches, Dauda left the club after not being paid. On 1 October 2014, Dauda returned to Ashanti Gold. In December 2016, Dauda joined two-time African Champions

Enyimba International F.C. Enyimba Football Club or simply known as Enyimba, is a Nigerian football club based in the city of Aba which plays in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Their name means ''People's Elephant'' in Igbo language and is also the nickname us ...

International career

Dauda was in the Ghana national team squad for the

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, and was the first choice keeper for the

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edition of the tournament.

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* * 1985 births Living people People from Obuasi Ghanaian footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers Ghana international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Ashanti Gold SC players Okwawu United players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Chippa United F.C. players Enyimba F.C. players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Expatriate footballers in Nigeria South African Premier Division players Legon Cities F.C. players {{Ghana-footy-goalkeeper-stub