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How Kibera girls defied odds to rewrite futures

For them, the field is not just a pitch. It’s a stage, a sanctuary and a second chance.

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by GORDON OSEN

News01 July 2025 - 04:56
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Kibera slums /FILE

From a distance, they look like any other football team – lean, laced-up and laser-focused. But look closer and you’ll see something different in their eyes: the weight of a world they’ve already survived, and the light of a future they’re no longer afraid to claim.

These are the girls of Kibera Soccer Women’s FC – a team that has not just climbed through Kenya’s football ranks, but clawed their way out of poverty, pain and silence.

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