John Machethe "Mo" Muiruri (born 10 October 1979) is a Kenyan

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played for

Moss FK Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on 28 August 1906. They play in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. They played in the Norwegian top flight between 1937-1939, 1953-1954, 1 ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. He was known for his close ball control and ability to dribble the ball. He is one of the most talented midfield quartet of the Kenya National team, Harrambe Stars along with

McDonald Mariga McDonald Mariga Wanyama (; born 4 April 1987) is a Kenyan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Mariga made history as the first Kenyan footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League, for Internazionale on 16 March 2010. In ...

, Robert Mambo, Jamal Mohamed and Titus Mulama. He led Kisii School to two national championships before graduating in 1997. Muiruri has played 20 international matches for

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as well as 13 matches at U-21 and U-23 level. He appeared at the

2004 African Cup of Nations The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's footb ...

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Kenyan Footie
- Kenyan Football Portal * 1979 births Living people Kenyan footballers Association football midfielders Tusker F.C. players K.A.A. Gent players Beerschot A.C. players Moss FK players Belgian Pro League players Kenya international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players Kenyan expatriate footballers Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Norway Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Belgium {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub