Kayole Starlet’s Drailer Salome feels her side could have been top of the FKF Women’s Zone A Super league had they done better in just one match towards the season’s closure.A win in it, coupled with some fair tidings from another match elsewhere, could have had them earn direct promotion into the top flight premier league.Having faltered and finished second, however, Starlet now are tasked with a crucial playoff contest against an unpredictable KISPED, who themselves finished second in Zone B.⏭️ Saturday | 08.06.24 | Dandora One last dance! Ready to leave it all out there ✊#YesWeCan #JukwaaSports #FootballKE pic.twitter.com/aTcW3aoRwR— Kayole Starlet Fc (@KayoleStarlet) June 3, 2024 Salome has at one time trained with the side and has an inkling of what to expect.“Play-offs are tricky. They are more like a tournament and that’s why we will go all out. The players understand what is at stake, promotion. Having worked all season round for this chance, I think we have the potential to emerge victorious,’’ she says.While in between clubs, Salome once honored a trial invite from the Lakeside team, but eventually opted out.She says they will pose a formidable opposition.FIFA U17 WCQ: Junior Starlets ramp up preparations ahead of Burundi clash“I have been with the team in the past and I understand how much experience they have. Their midfield especially is very good. Full of former national team players who are still very capable of making it tough for us,’’ she continues.Kayole, coached by Joshua Sakwa, were held to a 1-1 draw by Mathare United Women in a crucial tie towards the end of the season, and one that condemned Starlet to their second position.Elsewhere, Olympic- eventual leaders of Zone A, whipped Kangemi Ladies by double digits to further stretch away any hopes of a goal-difference Zone lead for Kayole.On this, Salome lays the blame on themselves.“We knew Mathare were going to pose a tough opposition but knowing how crucial the points were for us, we could have done better in the clash. It would have placed us in a favorable position but that is in the past now. The target remains promotion and that’s why we will go at KISPED with everything we have,’’ Salome, who was in the books of Tanzanian side Alliance for the first leg says.##NAJAVA_MECA_8136659##KISPED will make their way to Nairobi on the 6 June to take on Starlet for the only available promotion slot remaining.Hosted at Dandora stadium, the contest will also serve as a curtain raiser for the second clash of the day, an overall Super league title decider pitting former premiership sides Mombasa Olympic against Kisumu All Starlets from Zone B.
