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Samantha Akinyi
Fullname:Samantha Akinyi Okeya[1]
Birth Date:1995 1, df=y[2] [3]
Birth Place:Nairobi, Kenya
Height:1.84 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years2:2016–2018
Nationalteam1:Kenya
Nationalyears1:2012–
Clubs4:Makolanders
Years4:2020–
Clubs3:Vihiga Queens
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs2:Spedag
Clubs1:Matuu FC (National Youth Talent Academy)
Years1:2012–2014
Youthclubs1:Babadogo United
Youthyears1:2003–2012
Currentclub:Makolanders

Samantha Akinyi Okeya (born 6 January 1995) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Makolander Ladies FC and the Kenya women's national team.

Club career

Samantha Akinyi joined the Mathare Youths Sports Association (MYSA) in 2002, where she was playing for Ruaraka zone Babadogo United Ladies.

In December 2011 she transferred to National Youth Talent Academy, which later joined the Kenya Women's League as Matuu Girls and emerge the title holders that season, later in the long run she joined Kenya Methodist University majorly known as KEMU QUEENS the 2015 League winners, she also spend some time with Spedag Fc that was so far dominating the league then. In 2018 She joined the reigning champions Vihiga Queens in the Kenya Women Premier League.[4] where she helped the team win the league 2018-2019,emerging the best goal keeper for the team that year

She is currently featuring for Makolander LFC .

International career

She was the starting goalkeeper for Kenya in a 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification match against Equatorial Guinea.[5] She represented Kenya at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations, and was the goalkeeper in the match against Ghana.[6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Sports Archive. Global Sports Archive.
  2. Web site: Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details. CAF.
  3. Web site: SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED. 28 February 2018. KBC Channel 1.
  4. News: 13 August 2019. The Star. The Star News.
  5. News: FKF KENYA. Football Kenya Federation.
  6. Web site: Olilo . Cellestine . 20 November 2016 . Ghana 3-1 Kenya, AWCON RESULT: Suleman Samira, Elizabeth Addo, Boakye Portia strike to give Black Queens three points . 2020-01-19 . Daily Nation.
  7. Web site: Harambee Starlets fall 3–1 to Ghana at Awcon debut.