Justus Basweti

Justus Basweti (born 1 August 1984) is a former Kenyan striker who turned out for A.F.C. Leopards, Nzoia Sugar, Nairobi City Stars and the Kenya national football team.

Justus Basweti
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 A.F.C. Leopards
2002-2003 Nzoia Sugar
2003-2004 A.F.C. Leopards
2004-2007 World Hope
2007 A.F.C. Leopards
2008 World Hope 16 (2)
2009-2014 Nairobi City Stars 110 (7)
International career‡
2001 Kenya 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Basweti had three different stints at A.F.C. Leopards in 2000-2, 2003-4, and 2007, and featured for Nzoia Sugar in 2002-3, and World Hope in 2004-2008 before it was rechristened Nairobi City Stars where he ran out his league career in 2014 after five seasons from 2009.[1][2]

He missed out on a chance to return to A.F.C. Leopards for a fourth stint in the 2015 season.[3] He is Nairobi City Stars all-time top scorer across all competitions with 35 goals.

Awards

He won the domestic Cup with A.F.C. Leopards in 2001 after scoring twice in a 2-0 win over Mathare United[4] and won the second one with World Hope in 2005 after grabbing a brace in a 2-1 win over Tusker F.C.

Honours

Club
AFC Leopards
  • Moi Golden Cup: (2001)
World Hope

International career

Basweti was capped four times for Kenya during the 2001 CECAFA Cup held in Amahoro, Rwanda. He was handed his maiden national cap on 10 December 2001 by Reinhard Fabisch in Kenya's opening game against Eritrea [5]

References
  1. Mathu, Wilson (10 July 2011). "Basweti back in City Stars squad". Futaa. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. Olobulu, Timothy (5 October 2012). "Basweti: We will fight for survival". Michezo Afrika. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. Teya, Kevin (22 January 2015). "Ingwe dismisses Basweti link". Futaa. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. Odanga, Eric (22 November 2001). "AFC Leopards Earn Sweet Revenge As Mathare Lose Moi Golden Cup". The Nation. Nairobi. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via allAfrica.com.
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kenya vs. Eritrea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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