After exiting the ongoing
Africa Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Kenya
women’s football team, Harambee Starlets have
switched focus to International competitions and
friendlies lined up for next year.
Harambee Starlets, who were making their debut
to the biennial event, lost all their Group ‘B’ matches
against Ghana 3-1, Mali 3-1 and 4-0 to the champions
Nigeria last Saturday.
Speaking on arrival from Cameroon, Harambee
Starlets team manager and former national team
player, Doreen Nabwire, said the team has received
invitation to play in next year’s Turkey Gold City
tournament and are scheduled to visit Germany for
friendlies with women’s Bundesliga sides.
Nabwire said team’s participation in the AWCON
has been a good learning curve for the players and
the technical bench at large but was quick to note
that for the East African to match their West Africans
counterparts in future, a lot still needs to be
done.
“Really, it has to start with the players themselves.
The question is are they doing enough on
their own and are they on good nutrition? At some
point, individual brilliance matters, where teams collectivity
has failed,” observed the official.
She added: “Football Kenya Federation continue
to support the national teams and going forward, we
can only hope for the best. But first things first, we
need a competitive women’s league. However, it can
only be competitive if sponsors come on board and
we therefore appeal to companies and well-wishers
to join forces and sponsor the league. We want to be
in the next edition of AWCON and hopefully, qualify
for 2019 World Cup.”