Alfa Potowabawi (1 June 1979 – 3 March 2017) was a Togolese football striker. He later worked as a football agent.[1]

Alfa Potowabawi
Personal information
Full name Alfa Potowabawi
Date of birth (1979-06-01)1 June 1979
Place of birth Togo
Date of death 3 May 2017(2017-05-03) (aged 37)
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Real Tamale United
2001–2002 CO Korhogo
2003–2006 Terengganu FA
2006–2007 Thanh Hóa F.C.
International career
1999–2001 Togo 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2010

Club career

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He played for clubs in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

International career

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He was a Togo international, appearing once in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Angola. He scored his only international goal in the match.[2][3]

Death

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He was killed on 3 March 2017, in a traffic accident.[4]

References

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  1. ^ FIFA.com. "Governance". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Potowabawi ALFA". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ^ "WORLD CUP 2002 CAF". www.allworldcup.narod.ru. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Togo, Football : L'ex-international Alfa Potowabawi meurt dans un accident. RIP" [Togo, Football : Former international Alfa Potowabawi dies in an accident. RIP.]. www.27avril.com/ (in French). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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