Three-time Women Premier League (WPL) champions Vihiga Queens begin their 2021/22 season at home where they host Nakuru Queens as the season gets underway on Saturday 18 December. Coach Boniface Nyamunyamuh says his squad is at sixty per cent fitness levels coming off a short break after their participation in the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League. “We are ready for Nakuru. The dynamics of our meeting this season are slightly different from those of the last season where we played for a draw in the first leg away in Nakuru and laboured for a 2-1, win at home. Congratulations Ulinzi Starlets for winning the FKF Women’s Super Cup#FKFWPL pic.twitter.com/TLucAVRpeT— FKF Women Premier League (@FKF_WPL) November 7, 2021 First, the opposition has lost some of their key players ahead of the season. We have, for instance, signed two of their best defenders Dorcas Neema and Eve Chemutai who were trouble for us in last season’s meetings. Having said that, we cannot be sure how they have recruited but I am confident my players will deliver, ” said Nyamunyamuh. The tactician believes his charges’ performance in that opening match will dictate a lot how the team lines up in their second match of the season against Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Women’s Cup and Super Cup winners Ulinzi Starlets.KWPL clubs to receive equal amount as men from FKF caretaker committeeA clash set for 28 December in Nairobi, Vihiga have their work cut out as they face a Ulinzi squad that defeated them in the Women’s Cup. “Depending on how we play against Nakuru and how Ulinzi perform in their opening match, we will make adjustments. By then, the squad’s fitness level should be where we want it to be. We will have no time to break for the festivities as the task ahead is tough,” added Nyamunyamuh. Meanwhile, the government-installed FKF Caretaker Committee has confirmed that it will pay out the same amount to teams in the WPL as their male compatriots plying their trade in the top-flight league and the second tier National Super League (NSL).
