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'''Edith Wisah Mukuvilani''' (born 20 July, 1994) is a ] volleyball player in the ] who has played for Kenya at two Olympics. '''Edith Wisah Mukuvilani''' aka '''Edith Wisa''' (born 20 July 1994) is a ] volleyball player in the ] who has played for Kenya at two Olympics.


==Life== ==Life==
Mukuvilani comes from the town of ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edith Mukuvilani Wisa |url=https://kenya.preprod.kcbgroup.com/edith-mukuvilani-wisa |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=KCB Bank Kenya |language=en}}</ref> and she was born in 1994{{fact|date=December 2024}} and she went to school in ].<ref name=lugulu>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-04 |title=Kenya lose to Puerto Rico in World Championship |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/kenya-lose-to-puerto-rico-in-world-championship-93248 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Nation |language=en}}</ref>
Mukuvilani was born in 1994.


She began to play volleyball professionally for the ] team in the 2013/2014 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edith Wisa Mukuvilani » clubs |url=https://women.volleybox.net/fr/edith-wisa-mukuvilani-p21641 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Volleybox Dames |language=fr}}</ref>
⚫ In 2018 she was invited with the rest of the National team to a celebration meal in Nairobi before the team flew on the first of three flights that would take them to Japan. She was part of the "Malkia Strikers" team with ] as head coach that competed in Tokyo at the 2018 Women’s world championships.<ref name=malkia>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-02 |title=MALKIA STRIKERS JETS OFF TO JAPAN FOR THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002180752/http://volleyballkenya.org/index.php/78-sample-data-articles/demo/slides/208-malkia-strikers-departs-this-evening-to-japan-for-the-2018-world-championships |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


⚫ In 2018 she was invited with the rest of the National team to a celebration meal in Nairobi before the team flew on the first of three flights that would take them to Japan. She was part of the "Malkia Strikers" team with ] as head coach that competed in Tokyo at the 2018 Women's world championships.<ref name=malkia>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-02 |title=MALKIA STRIKERS JETS OFF TO JAPAN FOR THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=http://volleyballkenya.org/index.php/78-sample-data-articles/demo/slides/208-malkia-strikers-departs-this-evening-to-japan-for-the-2018-world-championships |access-date=2024-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002180752/http://volleyballkenya.org/index.php/78-sample-data-articles/demo/slides/208-malkia-strikers-departs-this-evening-to-japan-for-the-2018-world-championships |archive-date=2 October 2018 }}</ref>
⚫ In 2021 she and Lorine Chebet were chosen as the middle blockers by Head coach ] in a ] to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. It was the first time that Kenya had qualified since 2003. Bitok chose a similar team to the one that competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as it had eight players in common including Makuvilani. They were trained additionally by ] of Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=guilherme.torres |date=2021-06-26 |title=Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.fivb.com/kenya-unveil-roster-for-the-tokyo-olympics/?id=94511 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=FIVB |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2019 Kenya women won the ]<ref name=gold>{{Cite web |title=Women Volleyball XII All Africa Games 2019 Rabat, Marocco - 22-30.08 - Gold Medal: Kenya |url=http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Africa/Women_AAG_2019.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.todor66.com}}</ref> and Mukuvilani was on the team.<ref name=otokyo/> In that year she transferred from the Kenya Prisons team to the KCB team. She did well and within two years she became the KCB team's captain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Onyatta |first=Omondi |date=2024-04-24 |title=How captain's armband has transformed Malkia Strikers' Edith Wisa |url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2024/04/24/how-captains-armband-has-transformed-malkia-strikers-edith-wisa/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Capital Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>

⚫ In 2021 she and Lorine Chebet were chosen as the middle blockers by Head coach ] in a ] to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. It was the first time that Kenya had qualified since 2003. Bitok chose a similar team to the one that competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as it had eight players in common. These were Makuvilani, ], ] and ], ], ], ] and ]. The team were trained additionally by ] of Brazil.<ref name=otokyo>{{Cite web |last=guilherme.torres |date=2021-06-26 |title=Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.fivb.com/kenya-unveil-roster-for-the-tokyo-olympics/?id=94511 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=FIVB |language=en-US}}</ref> The Kenyans lost their first match against the home team of Japan.<ref name=olost>{{Cite web|title=Malkia Strikers go down to Japan in Olympics opener|url=https://citizentv.co.ke/sports/malkia-strikers-go-down-to-japan-in-olympics-opener-12842213/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Citizentv.co.ke|date=16 December 2024|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024 she was in the ]. Japheth Munala became the national team's head coach as Bitok had joined the team's management. Munala again chose Mukuvilani for that year's Africa Volleyball Federation qualifiers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adhiambo to make Malkia debut as KVF name final squad |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2024-01-23-adhiambo-to-make-malkia-debut-as-kvf-name-final-squad |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref>


Kenya qualified again for the Olympics in 2024 and Makuvilani again made the team to go to Paris.<ref name=o2024>{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Kenya Volleyball Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-olympic-games-paris-2024/teams/women/7027/players/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}}</ref> Kenya qualified again for the Olympics in 2024 and Makuvilani again made the team to go to Paris.<ref name=o2024>{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Kenya Volleyball Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-olympic-games-paris-2024/teams/women/7027/players/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}}</ref>


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Kenyan volleyball player
Edith Mukuvilani
Born20 July 1994
NationalityKenyan
Known forrepresenting Kenya at volleyball

Edith Wisah Mukuvilani aka Edith Wisa (born 20 July 1994) is a Kenyan volleyball player in the Kenya women's national volleyball team who has played for Kenya at two Olympics.

Life

Mukuvilani comes from the town of Kakamega and she was born in 1994 and she went to school in Lugulu.

She began to play volleyball professionally for the Kenya Prisons team in the 2013/2014 season.

In 2018 she was invited with the rest of the National team to a celebration meal in Nairobi before the team flew on the first of three flights that would take them to Japan. She was part of the "Malkia Strikers" team with Japheth Munala as head coach that competed in Tokyo at the 2018 Women's world championships.

In 2019 Kenya women won the Volleyball at the 2019 African Games and Mukuvilani was on the team. In that year she transferred from the Kenya Prisons team to the KCB team. She did well and within two years she became the KCB team's captain.

In 2021 she and Lorine Chebet were chosen as the middle blockers by Head coach Paul Bitok in a twelve woman team to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. It was the first time that Kenya had qualified since 2003. Bitok chose a similar team to the one that competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as it had eight players in common. These were Makuvilani, Jane Wacu, Emmaculate Chemtai and Sharon Chepchumba, Mercy Moin, Leonida Kasaya, Lorine Chebet and Agripina Kundu. The team were trained additionally by Luizomar de Moura of Brazil. The Kenyans lost their first match against the home team of Japan.

In 2024 she was in the KCB Bank volleyball team. Japheth Munala became the national team's head coach as Bitok had joined the team's management. Munala again chose Mukuvilani for that year's Africa Volleyball Federation qualifiers.

Kenya qualified again for the Olympics in 2024 and Makuvilani again made the team to go to Paris.

References

  1. "Edith Mukuvilani Wisa". KCB Bank Kenya. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  2. "Kenya lose to Puerto Rico in World Championship". Nation. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  3. "Edith Wisa Mukuvilani » clubs". Volleybox Dames (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  4. "MALKIA STRIKERS JETS OFF TO JAPAN FOR THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". 2018-10-02. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  5. "Women Volleyball XII All Africa Games 2019 Rabat, Marocco - 22-30.08 - Gold Medal: Kenya". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  6. ^ guilherme.torres (2021-06-26). "Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics". FIVB. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  7. Onyatta, Omondi (2024-04-24). "How captain's armband has transformed Malkia Strikers' Edith Wisa". Capital Sports. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  8. "Malkia Strikers go down to Japan in Olympics opener". Citizentv.co.ke. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  9. "Adhiambo to make Malkia debut as KVF name final squad". The Star. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  10. volleyballworld.com. "Kenya Volleyball Olympic Games Paris 2024". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
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