Vihiga Queens goalkeeper Lilian Awuor is set to join ASJ Soyaux-Charente (Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente) commonly known as Soyaux Women Football Club that plays in the top tier in France, the club has confirmed.The custodian received myriad offers from clubs following her spectacular display at the inaugural CAF Women Champions League in Egypt despite her team exiting the competition at the group stage.Confirming the development, Vihiga Queens thanked her for her services and wished her well while noting that the player would jet out of the country on Sunday evening”The Executive Committee of Vihiga Queens Football CLUB is proud to announce that our goalkeeper Lilian Awuor Onyango is set to travel to France to join ASJ Soyaux-Charente (Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente) commonly known as Soyaux Women Football Club that plays in the French Top Division (Division 1 Féminine).Lilian will leave the country on Sunday, January 16, 2022 in the evening and land in Paris, France on the morning of Monday, January 17, 2022,” the club wrote.They further revealed that Awuor’s move was one of the developing interests in their players, being hopeful that other interests would turn into opportunities for other players.• Vihiga Queens’ Lilian Awuor made 19 saves, the most of any goalkeeper; she faced 24 shots on target, a joint-high alongside Malabo King’s Ruth Sunday.#TotalEnergiesCAFWCL #cafwcl stats pic.twitter.com/M3xvXN0GSG— Ⓜ️🅾️.. ..Molatsportgist 🇳🇬 (@chubbyMO_) November 22, 2021 She was one of the Kenyan players who stood out in the tournament, being named Woman of the match in the first game against Mamelodi Sundowns despite Queens losing the game, and was equally outstanding in the second match against FAR Rabat as the Kenyan representatives won the game 2-0.Against Angels, she kept Queens in the game before they finally cracked after the hour mark.Queens exited the CAF Women Champions League after finishing bottom in group B after falling to a shocking 4-0 defeat in the hands of Nigeria’s Rivers Angels FC who had lost their opening two matches.In December, when asked about the numerous offers she had received after her show at the continental stage, the custodian chose to remain tight-lipped but admitted that there were still ongoing talks.”Yes there are teams that are after me but talks are still ongoing and when everything is complete people will know,” Awuor said then.
