# Ahmed Kano

Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri (Arabic: أَحْمَد مُبَارَك عُبَيْد الْمُحَيْجَرِيّ; born 23 February 1985), commonly known as Ahmed Mubarak or Ahmed Kano, is an Omani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

## 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. On 13 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with his first professional club Al-Oruba SC.

## 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.
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. 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, 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 and another in a 1−2 loss against Japan. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Al-Oruba | 2003–04 | Omani League | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Al-Oruba | 2004–05 | Omani League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al-Oruba | Total | Total | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Al Ain (loan) | 2004–05 | UAE Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al-Rayyan | 2005–06 | Qatar Stars League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Rayyan | 2006–07 | Qatar Stars League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al-Sailiya | 2007–08 | Qatar Stars League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Al-Sailiya | 2008–09 | Qatar Stars League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Ahli | 2009–10 | Saudi Professional League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Fateh | 2010–11 | Saudi Professional League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Al-Nasr | 2011–12 | Kuwaiti Premier League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2012–13 | Saudi Professional League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2013–14 | Saudi Professional League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Fanja | 2013–14 | Oman Professional League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al-Oruba | 2014–15 | Oman Professional League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| Suwaiq | 2021–22 | Oman Professional League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Al-Oruba | 2022–23 | Oman Professional League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
* ↑ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
* ↑ Includes GCC Champions League and Sheikh Jassim Cup

### International

    As of match played 2 December 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Oman | 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| Oman | 2004 | 17 | 3 |
| Oman | 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| Oman | 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| Oman | 2007 | 14 | 1 |
| Oman | 2008 | 14 | 1 |
| Oman | 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| Oman | 2010 | 10 | 0 |
| Oman | 2011 | 11 | 3 |
| Oman | 2012 | 8 | 2 |
| Oman | 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| Oman | 2014 | 13 | 2 |
| Oman | 2015 | 14 | 2 |
| Oman | 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| Oman | 2017 | 9 | 4 |
| Oman | 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| Oman | 2019 | 16 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 180 | 23 |
    Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kano goal.
List of international goals scored by Ahmed Kano :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 31 December 2003 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Adiliya, Kuwait City, Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 2–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 2 | 31 March 2004 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India | India | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 31 March 2004 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India | India | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 1 December 2004 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | Latvia | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 28 June 2007 | Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore, Singapore | North Korea | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 7 June 2008 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman | Japan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 29 March 2011 | Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman | Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 29 March 2011 | Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman | Tunisia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 28 July 2011 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Myanmar | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 16 October 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Jordan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 14 November 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Japan | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 27 May 2014 | Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 17 November 2014 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Iraq | 1–1 | 1–1 | 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 14 | 2 October 2015 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Syria | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 13 October 2015 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | India | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 24 March 2016 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Guam | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 28 March 2017 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Bhutan | 2–0 | 14–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 18 | 13 June 2017 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine | Palestine | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 19 | 10 October 2017 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Maldives | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 20 | 25 December 2017 | Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 21 | 2 January 2019 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Thailand | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 22 | 17 January 2019 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 23 | 20 March 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 Airmarine Cup |
| 24 | 28 August 2019 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | Yemen | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Notes:
* ↑ This goal is not recognized by FIFA, as the match this goal was scored is not recognized by FIFA.

## Honours

Al-Oruba
* Omani League: 2001–02; runner-up 2000–01
* Sultan Qaboos Cup: 2001; runner-up 2000
* Oman Super Cup: 2000, 2002
Al-Ain
* UAE Pro League runner-up: 2004–05
* UAE President's Cup: 2005
* UAE Federation Cup: 2005
* AFC Champions League runner-up: 2005
Al-Rayyan
* Emir of Qatar Cup: 2006
* Sheikh Jassem Cup runner-up: 2006
Al-Sailiya
* Sheikh Jassem Cup runner-up: 2007
Al-Ahli
* Saudi Crown Prince Cup runner-up: 2010
Al-Ettifaq
* Saudi Crown Prince Cup runner-up: 2012
Fanja
* Sultan Qaboos Cup: 2013