Daddy Birori

Daddy Birori
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 AS Vita Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Mukura Victory Sports
2009–2010 ATRACO
2010–2012 Kiyovu Sports
2012– AS Vita Club
National team‡
2009– Rwanda 19 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:22, 24 May 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:15, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Daddy Birori (born 12 December 1986), also known as Etekiama Agiti Tady, is a Rwandan international footballer who plays for AS Vita Club, as a striker.

Career

Birori has played club football for Mukura Victory Sports, ATRACO, Kiyovu Sports and AS Vita Club.[1]

He made his senior international debut for Rwanda in 2009,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[2]

Controversy

Birori was involved in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification representing Rwanda. In the first round, he played in two games against Libya, the first leg on 18 May ended in a 0-0 draw and on 31 May in the second leg he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory.[3] The Libyan Football Federation filed a complaint with Confederation of African Football that the player should not be eligible and that he had participated in the 2009 CAF Champions League as a Congolese man.[4] FERWAFA Secretary General Olivier Mulindahabi stated that the player was eligible as he had played within Rwanda for five years and he was a Rwandan passport holder.[4]

In the second round games, Rwanda defeated the Republic of the Congo 4-3 on penalties after a 2-0 loss on 20 July and a 2-0 win in the second leg on 2 August. Rwanda qualified for the group stage (third round) where they were drawn with Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan.[5][6] The Congolese Football Association also complained about the eligibility of Birori.[7]

On 18 August, CAF announced that they had suspended the player for using two different names and dates of birth.[8] The Rwandan passport Daddy Birori listed the date of birth as 12 December 1986 while the Congolese passport listed the name Etekiama Agil Taddy with a date of birth of 13 December 1990.[9]

In addition, Rwanda were disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification competition for attempting to mislead CAF. In a statement CAF said that the "Rwandan Football Federation (FERWAFA) maintained that to their knowledge the player Dady Birori had one identity" yet that "investigations revealed that he was summoned as Etekiama Agiti Tady by FERWAFA to join the national team of Rwanda."[7] CAF also overturned the result of the Rwanda victory over Republic of the Congo on 2 August, as a result Congo took the place of Rwanda in Group A of the third round.[7] Stephen Constantine, the coach of Rwanda remarked that "I am bitterly disappointed with CAFs[sic] decision, the same complaint was made by Libya and it was dismissed so what has changed ![sic]"[10]

On 17 September 2014, Birori was suspended by CAF for two years.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Daddy Birori". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Daddy Birori – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ "Birori’s hat-trick sends Amavubi to the next round". focus.rw. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 Mugabe, Bonnie. "Libya FA contest Birori’s nationality". New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rwanda: Congo Lodges a Complaint to CAF Over Daddy Birori's Identity". Rwanda Focus  – via AllAfrica.com (subscription required) . 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria: 2015 AFCON Qualifiers - S'africa, Sudan, Rwanda Test Eagles' Might". Daily Independent (Lagos)  – via AllAfrica.com (subscription required) . 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Rwanda disqualified, Congo qualify". Confederation of African Football. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rwanda disqualified from Africa Nations Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Kamasa, Peter (18 August 2014). "Afcon: Rwanda to appeal disqualification decision". New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Constantine, Stephen. "tweet". twitter.
  11. ↑ "Etekiama Agiti Tady suspended for two years". Cafonline.com. 17 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rwanda international Dady Birori hit with two-year suspension". BBC Sport. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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