Harambee Starlets’ dream of featuring in the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) which would have given them a chance to fight for a ticket to the World Cup is over. The Caretaker Committee, in charge of football matters in the country, released the team, on Wednesday, 16 February, that has been in camp since last month in preparation for their final qualifying matches against Crested Cranes of Uganda. However, head coach Alex Alumira, who was appointed on 24 January 2022 for a period of six months or until the Caretaker Committee’s mandate came to a close says the team has a chance of playing at the highest level. The FKF caretaker committee has closed the harambee Starlets camp after confirming that Kenya will not participate in the AWCON qualifier against Uganda. This means that Kenya won’t participate the AWCON in Morocco and the world cup in New Zealand. Your thoughts??#TheGamePlan pic.twitter.com/UAAuGfz9cJ— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) February 16, 2022 “I want to express my displeasure at what led to the team being unable to play against Uganda. That aside, the players in this team are still young and they should keep their hopes of playing in the World Cup alive. Even if they have been denied the chance to fight for a slot in the 2023 showpiece, they should target the next edition,” said Alumira. With AWCON held after every two years, Alumira has challenged all stakeholders to rally behind the team and make sure Starlets make a second appearance at the continental showpiece in 2024 and eventually the World Cup.FKF Caretaker Committee Chairman Aaron Ringera has officially closed the Harambee Starlets training camp. They miss out on AWCON in Morocco and the World Cup that will be staged in New Zealand.Below is Sports CS Amina in Dubai#HarambeeStarlets pic.twitter.com/MHDgJfVYiN— Enos Chetambe (@EnosChetambe) February 16, 2022 Starlets’ first appearance at the continental event was in 2016 where they were eliminated in the group stage. In 2018, the team failed to qualify. The 2022 AWCON will take place in Morocco between 2 and 23 July and will double up as the African qualifiers for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.The top four teams will qualify for the World Cup, and two more teams will advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.
