kipa
KEE-pah
How to say it
SwahilikipaKEE-pahsoon
Englishgoalkeepersoon
Frenchgardien de butsoon
Meaning
The player who stands in front of the goal and tries to stop the ball going in, in football and similar games.
Good to know
Plural makipa (not vipa); from the English keeper. Golikipa is another word for the same, and kipa namba moja is the first choice goalkeeper.
Examples
- Kipa aliokoa penalti dakika ya mwisho.The goalkeeper saved a penalty in the last minute.
- Timu imesajili makipa wawili wapya.The team has signed two new goalkeepers.
- Kipa wetu ni mrefu na hodari.Our goalkeeper is tall and skilled.
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