Harambee Starlets forward Judith Otieno Ochieng has won her second medal since moving to Rwanda after bagging the National League championship with Rayon Sports Women.Rayon Sports Women is playing in their first season in the top flight after promotion from Division One where they clinched the title with unprecedented records and the Kenyan striker won the Golden Boot.##NAJAVA_MECA_7992178##Rayon won the title with a match to play after overpowering Muhazi United last weekend and was feted during a coronation ceremony on Sunday after their 5-0 win against Fatima Women Football Club at the AEE Avega Pitch taking their season’s tally to 61 points.Ugandan striker Mary Chavinda scored two goals to take her tally to 15 seasons in her first season in Rwanda while Jeanine Mukandayisenga rounded up the scores for the Claude Rwaka-instructed side.Former champions AS Kigali who also recorded a 2-0 win against ES Mutunda are placed second with 58 points after playing 20 matches. Twelve teams are playing in the 2023/2024 Rwanda Women’s National League.Let’s bring some joy to this Easter Sunday with a smile on our faces…We are #Gikundiro pic.twitter.com/KtqVALLYhr— Rayon Sports Women F.C (@RayonSportsWFC) March 31, 2024 Rwaka, the Rayon Sports WFC coach said they are happy to emerge champions in the League. “This has been really hard work and I thank the management and the players for work well done,” added RwakaRayon Sport WFC will now represent Rwanda at the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Zone qualifiers which will take place later this year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Last year AS Kigali WFC represented Rwanda in the Zonal qualifier which was won by JKT Queens WFC from Tanzania.Nairobi City Stars in search of buyerOtieno joined the club in October 2022 from Mathare United Women and in her first season scored 18 times as she led the team to the Rwanda Women’s National League.Marjolen Nekesa continues to shineIn the Czech Republic, Starlets striker Marjolen Nekesa continued with her improbable form after the talented attacker bagged a hattrick to help her side Slavia Praha thrash Pardubice 10- 0 on Saturday night.Nekesa scored the hat-trick within 57 minutes of the proceedings before she was substituted at the hour mark.Bandari’s Majabe angling for playing time as he nears full recoveryThe goals take her tally to 22 goals in 13 starts and boost her chances of clinching the league’s Golden Boot. Praha have now won thirteen of their 14 league games with one tie ending in a stalemate.
