Ahead of their appearance in the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League set to kick off on 12 November in Cairo, Egypt, Vihiga Queens have bolstered their squad with six players.On Thursday, the Charles Okere-led side played their first friendly match against Zetech Sparks, winning 6-0.Assistant coach Boniface Nyamunyamuh says the technical bench is impressed by the performance of the side and are looking to solidify the squad further with a friendly match on Saturday 30 October where they will be looking to help the newbies gel with the rest of the squad.”Against Zetech, the players performed as expected. It was a test of the players’ endurance and fitness levels and they are in a good place. Technically, we are also ready. The players were able to follow all instructions for the win and that is a good sign,” said Nyamunyamuh.FULL TIME..Vihiga Queens Football CLUB 6:0 Zetech Sparks Football Club Jentrix Shikangwa ⚽⚽⚽Terry Engesha ⚽Christine Nafula ⚽Eve Chemutai ⚽#VihigaQueens#LegacyMakers pic.twitter.com/ZGTjanTqpe— Vihiga Queens FC (@Vihigaqueens) October 28, 2021 The three-time Women Premier League (WPL) champions have ropped in Nakuru Queens’ duo of Dorcas Neema who was part of the Harambee Starlets squad that did duty against South Sudan in the first round of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifiers (but did not play) as well as Eve Chemtai to add some depth to their defence.Additionally, the side has landed the signature of Harambee Starlets debutant Lorna Nyabuto from Kibera Girls as well as Kisumu All Starlets’ Merciline Wayodi who also made her national team debut against South Sudan.Also joining the two in Vihiga’s midfield is Kenyan International Christine Wafula who joins after a stint in Greece where she turned up for AEL WFC.To bolster their goalkeeping department, Vihiga have youngster Sofia Akinyi, joining the former league champions from Manyatta Academy in Kisumu.”These are good players and from the friendly we played, they are getting our way of playing. The Saturday friendly match gives us another chance to help them gel with the rest of the squad. They are doing well in training,” added Nyamunyamuh.’Up and about’ as COUNT DOWN to the #TotalEnergiesCAFWCL KICKS OFF..6️⃣DAYS TO GO.#VihigaQueens#LegacyMakers pic.twitter.com/pgaapppX5Y— Vihiga Queens FC (@Vihigaqueens) October 29, 2021 Vihiga now have 27 players in camp. “We need 23 players with five being reserves. We are yet to establish whether we will travel with the reserves but that is left for management to say.”
