Margaret Mukoya | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nationality | Kenya | ||
Born | 28 August 1973 | ||
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | middle blocker | ||
Current club | Telkom Kenya | ||
Number | 2 (national team) | ||
National team | |||
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Margaret Mukoya (born 28 August 1973) is a retired Kenyan female volleyball player, who played as a middle blocker.
Volleyball is a popular team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.
She was part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany. [1] On club level she played with Telkom Kenya. [2]
The Kenya women's national volleyball team represents Kenya in international volleyball competitions. Kenya has dominated the African continent since the 90's winning the Women's African Volleyball Championship a record nine times. They also won the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix group 3 title after beating Peru in the final.
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Telkom Kenya is an integrated telecommunications provider in Kenya. It was previously a part of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC) which was the sole provider of both postal and telecommunication services. The company was established as a telecommunications operator in April 1999, after the split of KPTC into the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the Postal Corporation of Kenya (POSTA) and Telkom Kenya. The company is 60 per cent owned by Helios Investment Partners, with the remaining stake held by Kenyans through the Government of Kenya.
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