Place of birth Dosso, Niger Years Team Weight 81 kg 0000–1998 Olympic FC de Niamey Height 1.91 m | Number 35 Role Footballer Playing position Name Kassaly Daouda Career start 1998 | |
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Date of birth (1983-08-19) 19 August 1983 (age 32) Current teams Niger national football team (Goalkeeper), Chippa United F.C. (#35 / Goalkeeper) | ||
Kassaly Daouda (born 19 August 1983 in Dosso) is a Nigerien footballer who is a goalkeeper for South African club Chippa United.
Career
Daouda began his career at Olympic FC de Niamey, and was first chosen for the youth national selection in 1996, then rising to the full national squad in 1998. In August 2002 he gained his first cap, and has been the starting goalkeeper with Niger ever since. Transitioning to goalkeeper for the full Olympic FC, Daouda's side was national league champion, then runners up in 1999. In 2001, Daouda joined rival Niamey club Sahel SC, and as their number one went on to win three national championships and two national cups. He moved to Cameroon club Cotonsport Garoua in 2006 has played in the 2007 CAF Champions League On the back of his success at Cotonsport, Daouda was chosen Niger's Best Player of the Year in 2008.
On 4 February 2009, he moved from Cotonsport Garoua to Rapid Bucharest on loan, and in summer 2009 returned to Cotonsport Garoua.
In September 2012, Daouda signed for South African Premier Soccer League club Chippa United.
He remained starting keeper for the Niger national football team throughout their successful qualification for the 2012 African Cup of Nations, and the tournament itself, as well as for 2013 African Cup of Nations.