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Ahmed Kano

Ahmed Kano

Omani footballer (born 1985)

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Mahaijri.

Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri (Arabic: أحمد مبارك أحمد عبيد المحيجري; born 23 February 1985), commonly known as Ahmed Mubarak or Ahmed Kano, is an Omani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Club career

Kano has previously played for various clubs in GCC countries with clubs like Al-Wehda Club, Al-Ahli SC, Al-Fateh SC and Ettifaq FC of KSA, Al Ain S.C.C. and Dubai C.S.C. of the UAE, Al-Wakra, Al Rayyan Sports Club and Al-Sailiya Sport Club of Qatar and Al Naser Sporting Club of Kuwait. On 5 September 2013, he signed a one-year contract with 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC.[2] On 13 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with his first professional club Al-Oruba SC.[3]

International career

Kano was a part of the first team squad of the Oman national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2003, along with Ahmed Hadid, Badar Al-Maimani and Ali Al-Habsi.

Arabian Gulf Cup

Kano has made appearances in the 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, and the 2017 editions of the Arabian Gulf Cup. In the 2003 edition of the tournament, he scored one goal in an important 2−0 win against the United Arab Emirates. In the 2014 edition, he scored one goal in a close 1−1 draw against Iraq. And in the 2017 edition, he managed to score a critical penalty kick in a difficult 1−0 win against the hosts Kuwait.[4]

Kano won the most valuable player award of the 2017 Gulf Cup for his role in the success of the Omani team tournament campaign.

AFC Asian Cup

Kano has made appearances in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2004 Asian Cup, the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2007 Asian Cup, the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2015 Asian Cup, and the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers.

FIFA World Cup qualification

Kano has made a total of four appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, six in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and fourteen in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he scored one goal in a 1−1 draw against Japan.[5] He scored three goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The first one came in the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in a 2−0 win over Myanmar,[6] and the other two goals were scored in the fourth round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, one in a 2−1 win over Jordan[7] and another in a 1−2 loss against Japan.[8] Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1−0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from the competition.[9]

Career statistics

Club

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  1. Includes appearances in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
  2. Includes goals in the GCC Champions League and Sheikh Jassim Cup

International

As of match played 2 December 2019[10]
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Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kano goal.[10]
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Notes:

  1. This goal is not recognized by FIFA, as the match this goal was scored is not recognized by FIFA.

Honours

Club

Al-Oruba

Al-Ain

Al-Rayyan

Al-Sailiya

Al-Ahli

Al-Ettifaq

Fanja

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Ahmed Kano". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "فنجاء يتعاقد مع أحمد مبارك كانو نجم المنتخب العماني". Koora.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. [3]
    "العروبة يتعاقد مع كانو وسعد سهيل وهاشم صالح الي نادي صلالة". Lo3btna.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Kuwait vs Oman 0-1". soccerway.com. 25 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Oman vs Japan 1-1". soccerway.com. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Myanmar vs Oman 0-2". soccerway.com. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Oman vs Jordan 2-1 Match Report". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
  8. [8]
    "Oman vs Japan 1-2 Match Report". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012.
  9. [9]
    "Jordan vs Oman 1-0 Match Report". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.
  10. [10]
    Mamrud, Roberto (9 June 2021). "Ahmed Mubarak Obaid Al-Mahaijri - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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