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Full name
  
Samuel Onyango

Name
  
Sammy Onyango

Role
  
Football player

Place of death
  
Kisumu, Kenya

Playing position
  
Midfielder

Years
  
Team


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Date of birth
  
(1961-03-03)3 March 1961

Date of death
  
2 August 2002(2002-08-02) (aged 41)

Died
  
August 2, 2002, Kisumu, Kenya

Place of birth
  
Migori District, Kenya

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Sammy Onyango (3 March 1961 – 2 August 2002) was a Kenya international football winger who played club football in Kenya.

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Club career

Born in Migori District, Onyango began playing football in the Kenyan Premier League with Gor Mahia F.C. at age 17 in 1979.

Onyango helped Gor Mahia win a domestic league and cup double, and its first and only African Cup Winners' Cup title in 1987. In 1989, he joined Kisumu Posta, the club he would finish his playing career with in the 1990s.

International career

Onyango made several appearances for the Kenya national football team, including six FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He played for Kenya at the 1988 and 1990 African Cup of Nations finals.

Personal

Onyango died in a traffic accident in Kisumu on 2 August 2002.

References

Sammy Onyango Wikipedia