Kenya Footballers Welfare Association (KEFWA) has written to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in an attempt to have the continental body overturn the acrimonious withdrawal of Kenya from the upcoming Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) 2022 qualification match against Uganda.Harambee Starlets were set to play in a two-legged clash this month against the Crested Cranes but an announcement by CAF confirming the withdrawal of Kenya put the clash in jeopardy.KEFWA has done a media briefing indicating that they’ve done a letter to CAF asking them to overturn their decision to withdraw Kenya from the AWCON qualifier against Uganda.#TheGamePlan pic.twitter.com/QpmBAutQkA— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) February 3, 2022 In a communique, KEFWA confirmed that they have since gone ahead seeking CAF’s audience on the issue, pleading with the body not to deprive Harambee Starlets the chance to square it out with Uganda and qualify for the AWCON 2022.”We understand the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has informed Confederation of African Football (CAF) that it is unable to organize any more national team matches because of sanctions imposed by the government. As a result, CAF has withdrawn the team from the last qualifier against Uganda.The Kenya Footballers Welfare Association (KEFWA) and FIFPRO, the global player union, have written to CAF to urgently overturn the decision so that players do not face the devastating consequences of a situation that has nothing to do with them,” part of the communique from the association read.KEFWA Press Statement on Harambee Starlets.@FIFPRO @FIFAcom @CAF_Online @moscakenya @AMB_A_Mohammed @FKFcaretaker @citizentvkenya @ntvkenya @KTNNewsKE @Tuko_co_ke @K24Tv @Kenyans @TV4 @Reuters @BBCSport @SkySports @FIFProAfrica @kefwaofficial @fkfcc_women#HarambeeStarlets pic.twitter.com/mBD5Wb8LSQ— KEFWA (@kefwaofficial) February 3, 2022 Kenya was slated to face off with the Crested Cranes in a two-legged clash, starting off in Uganda on February 17 and playing the return leg a week later in Nairobi with the winner progressing to the tournament that will be staged in Morocco in August.The continental showpiece will also serve as the qualifier for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup set for Australia and New Zealand, which would have been a nearer path to World Cup for the Kenyan girls.The Women’s National football team is still continuing with their preparations for the scheduled qualifier as the FKF Caretaker Committee continues their attempt to solve the impulse and see the team play.
