Christine Nafula

Christine Nafula (born 10 November 1991) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Kenya women's national team.

Christine Nafula
Personal information
Full name Christine Nafula[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991[2]
Place of birth Busia, Kenya
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Thika Queens
National team
Kenya
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Family life

Nafula comes from a footballing family. She is a younger daughter of a family of six. Her brother Eric Johana Omondi plays for Jönköpings Södra and previously played for Mathare United, while Felix Oucho also played for Mathare United and is currently a coach at a club in Busia. Her other brother, Anthony Kadudu featured for Tusker FC whilst her elder sister, Doreen Nabwire is a former footballer for the Kenya women's national team.[3]

International career

Nafula played for Kenya at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[4] At the time her sister was the team manager.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Kenya name AWCON squad". Soka25east.
  2. "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
  3. Anyango, Shania (16 June 2017). "Germans gave me a car and pocket money - Doreen 'Dodo' Nabwire, Kenya's only female professional footballer". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  4. "StartListForMedia" (PDF).
  5. "Kenya women fight for recognition". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-11-08.


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