formula to return the count of a value

Hi all, pls help me with the following.. in this excel I attached I need to return the count of some details if it matches with a data in another cell.
for example,
if row D=possession then in row K I will need to get the count of 11-07-16. In this case answer is 1. But my formula is indicating 5.
This is what I wrote, =IF(D2:D20="Possession", COUNTIF(A2:A20,"11-07-16"),0)

Also what formula should I write if I would like to check for both Possession and Shifted together and return the value of 11-07-16 in row K?

Try this instead:

=COUNTIFS(D2:D20,"Possession",A2:A20,"11-07-16")

Try

K2=COUNTIFS($D$2:$D$20,"Possession",$A$2:$A$20,K$1) and drag

@DavidZZZ
You have been provided with two responses to your original post. You have not responded to either of these people, but have posted the same question again in a continuation of the thread. Please provide feedback to both Ali and Ankur as to whether their solutions provide you with what you are looking for or what happens when you try out their solutions that does not satisfy you. Your response in post 4 is not helpful to the other forum members attempting to assist you.

In K2 and copy to the right =COUNTIFS($A$2:$A$19,K$1,$D$2:$D$19,"Access")+COUNTIFS($A$2:$A$19,K$1,$D$2:$D$19,"Possesion")
In K3 and copy to the right =COUNTIFS($A$2:$A$19,K$1,$D$2:$D$19,"Shifted")
in k4 and copy to the right =COUNTIFS($A$2:$A$19,K$1,$D$2:$D$19,"Postponed")

It would in the future help if you provided the expected results so that people would know what you are looking for and can test before providing you with a solution.