Kenyan player Violet Nanjala causing ripples in Morocco
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Municipal de Laayoune and Kenya forward Violet Nanjala drives forward with the ball during their Throne Cup match against Moroccan Division Two side Ain Atiq Temara at Moulay Rachid Stadium in Laayoune on Sunday. Nanjala leads the Moroccan Women’s Championships Division One top scorers chart with 21 strikes.
She reckons Kenya needs to nurture own football talent with improved infrastructure and top-class training facilities to grow the local game.
She hopes to one day play for Barcelona Women’s team in Spain.
For the second successive season, Kenya women’s football team player Violet Nanjala has led in the goal scorers’ chart in Morocco’s top women’s football league, Moroccan Women’s Championship Division One League, taking home the Golden Boot Award.
She plays for Municipal de Laayoune, a top-tier league team based in Laayoune, some 1,158 kilometres south east of Rabat.