Sammy Onyango
Personal information
Full name Samuel Onyango
Date of birth (1961-03-03)3 March 1961
Place of birth Migori District, Kenya
Date of death 2 August 2002(2002-08-02) (aged 41)
Place of death Kisumu, Kenya
Position(s) Left wing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1980 Hakati Sportiff (5)
1981–1989 Gor Mahia (80)
1990 – 1994 Kisumu Posta (16)
International career
1983–1990 Kenya 55 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Born in Migori District, Onyango began playing football in the Kenyan Premier League with Hakati Sportiff in 1980 before joining Gor Mahia F.C. at age 20 in 1981.[1]

Onyango helped Gor Mahia win a domestic league and cup double, and its first and only African Cup Winners' Cup title in 1987. He is Gor Mahia's top all-time scorer in all competitions as well as in the league with a total of 93 goals including 80 league goals. In 1990, he joined Kisumu Posta, the club he would finish his playing career with in the 1994.[2]

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[3] finals. He also won a silver medal with Kenya at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi.[4]

Personal

Onyango died in a traffic accident in Kisumu on 2 August 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "A Tribute to the Late Sammy Onyango Jogoo". Kenyapage.net. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Moses, Wachira (9 March 2011). "Immortalizing Sammy Onyango "Jogoo"". Friends For Football Change In Kenya Secretariat.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1990 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  4. ↑ "Kenya Harambee Stars at the 4th All Africa games". kenyapage.net. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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