Vivian Akinyi

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Vivian Akinyi
Personal information
Full name Vivian Akinyi Komullo
Date of birth (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Migori County, Kenya
Position(s) Goalkeeper [2]
Youth career
True Colours FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Mathare United
Kenya Sports Journalists
Makolanders
Soccer Queens
2018– Gaspo
International career
Kenya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vivian Akinyi Komullo (born 20 May 1994) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Kenya women's national team.

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Early years

Akinyi was born on 20 May 1994 in Migori County, Kenya, to George Owuor Komullo and Hellen Aoko Komullo. [3] She has an identical twin sister, Sharon Aluoch. [3] The two grew up in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, where they began playing football after their older brother introduced them to the sport. [3] The twins attended Valley View Academy, a private school, where they honed their skills as midfielders on the school's team. [3] However, Akinyi eventually switched to goalkeeper because "the coach would always pick Sharon ahead of [her]". [3]

The twins attended Sega Girls High School on a football scholarship before transferring to Maina Wanjigi High School. [3] They also played for True Colours FC in the Mathare Youth Sports Association. [4]

Club career

At the age of 14, Akinyi and her sister featured for Mathare United in the Kenyan Women's Premier League (KWPL). [3] They continued playing for the club until the women's side was discontinued in 2012. [4]

Akinyi signed with Gaspo ahead of the 2018 KWPL season. [5] She served as the team captain before she was named the manager in late 2022. [6] [7]

International career

Akinyi earned her first call-up to the Kenya women's national team in 2014. [3] She played for Kenya at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "StartListForMedia" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mballa, Tony (16 October 2020). "Akinyi , Aluoch are an imposing pair that is difficult to separate". The Star . Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 Ombati, Paul (7 August 2021). "The Football Journey Of Komullo Twins – Sharon And Vivian". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Jebet, Rebecca (15 February 2018). "Gaspo FC signs up eight new players". The Standard . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Ousuru, Evans (24 March 2022). "Gaspo's Akinyi demands consistency as WPL enters homestretch". The Star . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Ousuru, Evans (7 December 2022). "Gaspo reshuffle augurs well with team ambitions, says Githua". The Star . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kenya name AWCON squad". Soka25east.
  9. ↑ "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Match Details". CAF.


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