Mahama Awal


Mahama Awal is a professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. Born in Cameroon, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

Awal joined China League One club Guangdong Sunray Cave in 2009. On 10 May 2009, he scored his first senior goal in the league match against Liaoning Whowin. He played with Guangdong Sunray Cave for six seasons, scoring 31 goals in 128 league appearances.
Awal transferred to Hong Kong Premier League side South China in January 2015. He made his debut for South China on 11 January against arch rival Kitchee. He scored the game-tying goal in the injury time which gave South China a 2-2 draw with Kitchee.
On 11 June 2017, [Hong Kong Hong Kong Pegasus FC|Pegasus FC|Pegasus] chairperson Canny Leung revealed that Awal along with three other South China players would be jumping ship to Pegasus.
On 8 July 2019, it was confirmed that Awal had left Pegasus after two seasons.
On 13 January 2020, Awal returned to Pegasus. His second stay, however, was cut short due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic which caused the [2019–20 Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong Premier League|2019–20 season] to be suspended. On 8 April 2020, Awal agreed to a mutual termination with Pegasus.
On 29 July 2022, Awal joined Southern.

International career

On 20 March 2023, Awal officially announced that he had received a Hong Kong passport after giving up his Cameroonian passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally. He was then subsequently called up for international friendlies against Singapore and Malaysia for Hong Kong at the same day.
On 23 March 2023, Awal made his international debut for Hong Kong against Singapore.

Career statistics

Club

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International

#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
123 March 2023Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong1–1Friendly
228 March 2023Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia0–2Friendly
315 June 2023Lạch Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Hong Kong0–1Friendly
419 June 2023Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong0–1Friendly
57 September 2023Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Hong Kong1–1Friendly
617 October 2023Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan0–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
716 November 2023Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran0–42026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Honour

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