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How Wiyeta maintains status as top girls’ football school
Part of the action between Mogotio (green) and Wiyeta during their Group D girls football match in the ongoing Rift Valley Regional Secondary Schools Term Two at the Nyahururu Stadium Laikipia County on July 20, 2023. Wiyeta won 7-0.
Photo credit: Steve Njuguna | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- This year alone, four players from Wiyeta - Edna Wanda Eunice Nabwoba, Velma Auma and Adongo Sheila - were called up to the national team, the “Harambee Starlets”, for international duty
- They are prepared physically, mentally and emotionally to transform into national and international stars, with the school’s staff also offering good parental and motherly care, a special diet and mental calmness
Wiyeta Girls High School have dominated secondary school football nationally and regionally, having bagged the national trophy 10 times and regional one on five occasions.
They have produced top stars such as Jentrix Shikangwa, Levender Akinyi, Lucy Nato, Nally Sawe, Opicho Shallyne, Maureen Shimuli, Diana Tembesi, all national team players. Other top names include Leah Cherotich, Stella Anyango, Caroline Wanjala and Mary Kinuthia, to name but a few.
