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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vivian Akinyi Komullo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Migori County, Kenya | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| True Colours FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Mathare United | |||
| Kenya Sports Journalists | |||
| Makolanders | |||
| Soccer Queens | |||
| 2018– | Gaspo | ||
| International career | |||
| Kenya | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early years
editAkinyi 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
editAt 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
editAkinyi 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "StartListForMedia" (PDF).
- ^ "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
- ^ a b Ombati, Paul (7 August 2021). "The Football Journey Of Komullo Twins – Sharon And Vivian". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Jebet, Rebecca (15 February 2018). "Gaspo FC signs up eight new players". The Standard. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Ousuru, Evans (24 March 2022). "Gaspo's Akinyi demands consistency as WPL enters homestretch". The Star. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Ousuru, Evans (7 December 2022). "Gaspo reshuffle augurs well with team ambitions, says Githua". The Star. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Kenya name AWCON squad". Soka25east.
- ^ "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Match Details". CAF.
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