Elijah Otieno


Elijah Otieno Asoyo is a Kenyan cricketer. A right arm medium-fast bowler, Otieno is a former Kenyan under-19 representative.

Domestic career

He made his senior debut playing for Kenya Select in the 2006/07 Logan Cup. A genuine tailender, he made five ducks from his first seven first-class innings. He is also a player for the Sahara Elite League team, The Eastern Aces.

International career

He was then selected for Kenya in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Championship. Although he did not play in any of the matches at the Twenty20 World Championships, Otieno was retained in the national team squad for the visit of the Canadian national team, making his One Day International debut in the first match of the three match series in Nairobi. He was later selected for Kenya's squad for their two Intercontinental Cup matches against Namibia and the United Arab Emirates in early 2008, making his tournament debut in the match against the United Arab Emirates.
In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In October 2018, he was named in Kenya is squad in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Oman. He played in the first two matches.
In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. In September 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.