Aberdeen Shikoyi (1985 – 28 April 2012) was a Kenyan rugby union player. She was the captain of the women's rugby union team.
| Date of birth | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 28 April 2012 (aged 27)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Nairobi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2012, Shikoyi sustained a spinal injury during a rugby match and died a few days later.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Sport24 (2 May 2012). "Women's rugby player dies". Retrieved May 8, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ BBC (1 May 2012). "Kenya mourns women's rugby captain Aberdeen Shikoyi". BBC News. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ Rugby Fan (The Roar) (1 May 2012). "Kenyan women's rugby captain dies from match injuries". Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ James Bakama and Agencies (New Vision) (1 May 2012). "Kenyan rugby captain dies". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
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