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WPL takes a break as teams honour FKF Cup matches
Nakuru Queens striker Josephine Imungu Luyali (in white) shields the ball from a Vihiga Queens player during their Kenya Women's Premier League match at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru on January 24, 2021.
Photo credit: Francis Mureithi | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- In the first round of FKF Women's Cup, record league champions Vihiga Queens outclassed Division One team Royal Starlets 3-0 at Birunda grounds in Kitale to qualify for round of 16 matches, which start on February 26.
- "It was a tough and very physical match because most of our opponents lacked match fitness and seemed to have been playing their first competitive game on Sunday, so they didn't understand some of the basic rules," Vihiga Queens coach Alex Alumirah said yesterday.
The 2020/21 Kenya Women Premier League took break after five rounds of matches to allow teams time to honour matches in the first edition of Football Kenya Federation Women's Cup.
The tournament kicked off with 32 teams playing in the round of 32 stage. Teams from both the top league and the second-tier Division One women's League are competing in the tournament, which now enters the round of 16.
