Odemba names final Harambee Starlets squad for do-or-die Botswana clash

3rd December 2023 - by Stephen Ochieng

The return leg will take place on Tuesday 5 December.

PHOTO| Harambee Starlets
SUMMARY
  • Kenya and Botswana played to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Nairobi.
  • The return leg will take place on Tuesday 5 December.
  • The aggregate winner of the tie will qualify for the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations.

Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba has named 23 players as part of the travelling team for their return clash against Botswana set to be played on Tuesday 5 December in Gaborone.

Captain Ruth Ingosi headlines the squad alongside her defensive partner Phoebe Owiti with Kenya seeking to get a result that will see them qualify for the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament to be held in Morocco.

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Both sides played to a 1-1 draw in the first leg played at Nyayo National Stadium and Kenya have all the work to do in the second leg which is the last qualification hurdle.

Should Harambee Starlets emerge as the aggregate winners of the two-legged qualifier, they qualify for the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations, making only their second appearance in a WAFCON tournament after making their debut in the 2016 tournament.

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Other players who have been included in the squad include Czech based Marjolene Nekesa who scored Kenya’s goal in the first leg. Corazone Aquino, Mwanahalima Adam, Sheryl Angachi and Cynthia Shilawatso have also been included in the travelling part.

Starlets left for Botswana on Sunday, December 3 at 5 a.m. and fly back home on Wednesday, December 6.

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Travelling Squad

Goalkeepers

Annedy Kundu, Caroline Rufa, Lilian Awuor

Defenders

Ruth Ingosi, Phoebe Owiti, Juliet Andibo, Vivian Nasaka, Enez Mango, Ann Lavender, Dorcas Shikobe

Midfielders

Corazone Aquino, Ketsia Ngaira, Lorna Nyarinda, Marjolene Nekesa, Cynthia Shilwatso, Fasila Adhiambo, Sheryl Angachi

Forwards

Mwanalima Adam, Violet Nanjala, Airine Madalina, Elizabeth Wambui, Janet Bundi, Rebecca Okwaro