Kenyan forward Elizabeth Katungwa was feted with the Woman of the Match Award after her brace for Sethu FC earned them three points in the 2-1 win over Kickstart Karnataka FC in the India Women’s League.The forward joined the side earlier on in the month from Tanzanian Women Premier League side Tiger Queens after a long transfer battle and scored on her debut as they thumped Mata Rukmani 6-1 on Saturday 16 April. Brace and Woman of the Match performance by Kenyan International Elizabeth Katungwa as Sethu United edge KickStart 2-1 in the Indian Women’s Premier League earlier today #StarletsAbroad pic.twitter.com/JPKFiGE5uo— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) April 28, 2022 Katungwa terminated her contract with the Tanzanian outfit over unpaid dues and took weeks to secure her International Transfer Certificate (ITC).The former IF Dalheim forward registered his brace in the first half with Karnataka also getting their consolation goal in the opening half.The second half of the clash saw no goals as Sethu secured three massive points which took them to joint top of the standings with Gokulam Kerala FC.Katungwa has starred from an early age as he aided Kwale Girls High School to win the nationals and East African School Games in 2018.Her exploits in the tournament earned her the best girl football player of the year in the school’s category during the 2019 Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya).She then joined Swedish side IF Dalheim where he helped the team earn promotion alongside her compatriot Mary Kinuthia.
