Madira Girls striker Nekesa in Harambee Starlets draft squad for Wafcon qualifiers
Valarie Nekesa (right) of Madira Girls High School from Western Region and Praxidies Shivikhwa of Wiyeta Girls High School from Rift Valley Region vie for the ball during their football match at the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association Term Two Games at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County on August 9, 2023. The teams drew 1-1.
The winner of the tie will face the winner between Gabon and Botswana between November 27 and December 5 for a place in next year's finals in Morocco
This will be the first international match for Starlets since Kenya resumed international football after a ban imposed by Fifa due to government interference was lifted in November last year.
Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba has named a 30 woman provisional squad that will do duty during the qualification round of the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
Kenya is set to face Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon on September 22, in the first leg followed by the second leg at home on September 26.
