Eugene Odhiambo Ochieng (born 18 February 1993) is a Kenyan international

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er who made his debut for the Kenya national team in 2014. An allrounder, Ochieng bowls right-arm medium pace and bats right-handed. Ochieng was born in Kiambu, in Kenya's Central Province. He made his debut for Kenya in November 2014, on a tour of Namibia that included matches against the Namibian national team. At the 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division One tournament, Ochieng played in two of Kenya's matches, taking 2/10 against Tanzania but going wicketless against Namibia. Later in the year, he was selected in the Kenyan squad for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier, the final qualification tournament for the

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. He appeared in two matches at the event, against the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, but had little impact in either. In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the

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of the

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tournament in Uganda. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Kenya against Nigeria on 20 May 2019. In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the

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tournament in Rwanda. In June 2022, he featured in the Kenyan team for the

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tournament. He made his

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debut on 23 June 2022, against Italy.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ochieng, Eugen 1993 births Living people Kenyan cricketers Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers People from Kiambu County Sportspeople from Central Province (Kenya)