Fatau Dauda

Fatau Dauda
	Dauda with Ghana in March 2015
Personal information
Full name	Abdul Fatawu Dauda
Date of birth	6 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Obuasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Legon Cities
Youth career
2004–2006	Okwawu United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2013	Ashanti Gold
2013–2014	Orlando Pirates
2014	Chippa United
2014–2016	Ashanti Gold
2016–2019	Enyimba
2019–2020	Legon Cities
2022	Asante Kokomo
International career‡
2008–2015	Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:55, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Abdul Fatawu Dauda (Arabic: عبد ال فاتو داودا; born 6 April 1985), known as Fatau Dauda, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career[edit]

Dauda began his football career in 2004 with Ghana Division 1 League club Okwawu United, and in 2006 Dauda signed for Ghana Premier League club Ashanti Gold S.C. in his hometown Obuasi. Dauda was a member of the Ghana Premier League All Star Team 2007. On 5 July 2008, Dauda was nominated as Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 in Ghana.^[2]

Dauda moved to South Africa to play for Orlando Pirates in 2013. A backup for Senzo Meyiwa, he played only three matches at the Premier Soccer League and left the club for Chippa United the following season. After only two matches, Dauda left the club after not being paid.^[3]^[4]

On 1 October 2014, Dauda returned to Ashanti Gold.^[5]

In December 2016, Dauda joined two-time African Champions Enyimba International F.C. ^[6]

International career[edit]

Dauda was in the Ghana national team squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, and was the first choice keeper for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations edition of the tournament.

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of matches played on 15 July 2019^[1]

Year	Apps	Goals
Ghana national team
2008	2	0
2009	0	0
2010	0	0
2011	0	0
2012	2	0
2013	13	0
2014	4	0
2015	3	0
Total	24	0

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Fatau Dauda at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class". Football Made In Ghana. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ "Dauda accuses Chippa United of lying to him | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ "Fatau Dauda's Reason For Parting Ways With Chippa United". www.soccerladuma.co.za. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ "Dauda joins Ashanti Gold". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Fatau Dauda joins Enyimba in Nigeria | Goal.com". m.goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

External links[edit]

Player profile at mtnfootball.com at archive.today (archived 2013-02-16)
Fatau Dauda at FootballDatabase.eu

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[nft-1] Fatau Dauda at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] "Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class". Football Made In Ghana. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[3] "Dauda accuses Chippa United of lying to him | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[4] "Fatau Dauda's Reason For Parting Ways With Chippa United". www.soccerladuma.co.za. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[5] "Dauda joins Ashanti Gold". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[6] "Fatau Dauda joins Enyimba in Nigeria | Goal.com". m.goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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