Mercy Airo

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Mercy Airo
Personal information
Full name Mercy Akinyi Airo [1]
Date of birth (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Kisumu, Kenya [2]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Team information
Current team
Kisumu All Starlets
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Kisumu All Starlets
International career
Kenya U20
Kenya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mercy Akinyi Airo (born 20 October 1999) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a forward for Kisumu All Starlets FC and the Kenya women's national team.

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International career

Airo capped for Kenya at senior level during the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship and the 2020 Turkish Women's Cup. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Competitions - African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
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  3. "Cecafa Women Championship: Kenya hammer Djibouti 12-0 to advance to semi-finals". Goal.
  4. "Harambee Starlets starting lineup for Chile Turkish Women Cup match named". FKF.