Naomi Kayondo

Naomi Kayondo (born 15 May 1990[1]) is a Ugandan cricketer, sports administrator and former skipper of the Uganda women's national cricket team. As a player, she was part of the Ugandan team that won the African Championship in August 2018 that was held in Namibia.

Background and education

Naomi Kayondo was in Kampala born to Edward Kayondo, a doctor on 15 May 1990. She is also the younger sister to Ugandan Cricketer Hamu Kayondo.[2]

She attended Kings College, Budo and also pursued an MSc in Real Estate at Nottingham Trent University.

Cricket career

Naomi Kayondo initially played cricket in her first year of high school before being selected to represent Uganda for the U-19 Uganda women's national cricket team while in her third year of high school

Domestically, she features for Soroti Challengers CC[3], As of January 2020, she was the assistant coach for the Uganda U-19 female cricket team[4][5]

She is also a fan of Indian cricketer, MS Dhoni.

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References
  1. ESPN Sports Media Ltd (1 January 2019). "ESPN CricInfo". ESPN Cric Info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. "Naomi Kayondo- Valuer, Rotaractor and MS Dhoni Fanatic". www.cricketuganda.world. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. CricClubs (1 January 2019). "Uganda Cricket National League". Uganda Cricket National League. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. Kawalya, Brian (2020-01-03). "Naomi Kayondo Joins U19 Coaching Team For Tanzania Encounter". The SportsNation. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  5. Ltd, Tanzania Standard Newspapers. "Tanzanian wins best wicketkeeper award at Bilateral Serie". dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
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