Newly-appointed FC Talanta coach Jackline Juma can’t wait to test her skills in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League when the new season kicks off on August 24.Juma will be making history, in the new season, as the first female coach to handle a club in the men’s top tier following her appointment at Talanta which was confirmed on Friday. The CAF A license holder says she will not settle for less despite being her first time to man the touchline at a stage which the performance of tacticians is always under sharp scrutiny. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8261877##She insists that a top five finish will be her irreducible minimum in the season, a target which will see Talanta surpass their best performances since promotion, should she achieve it. “I am ready for the challenge ahead of me. Making it to the top five is all what I want to achieve with the team,” she told Mozzart Sport. Jackline Juma set to make history in FKFPLJuma is not new to the men’s top flight as she was part of the KCB technical bench for some time in 2022, albeit on attachment basis.Back then, Juma who doubles up as the national U15 girls’ team gaffer, was a CAF B coaching course student. She has previously coached at Acakoro Academy and Highway Secondary School as well. ” I am not new to the men’s league or coaching men/boys. I have done it before and I believe I will achieve at Talanta. It is all about what I can do, my credentials and not gender,” she said. Meanwhile, Juma called on her fellow female coaches to be risk takers and bold enough to explore new opportunities. FKF Premier League: Latest transfer incomings for All 18 ClubsThe tactician alongside Harambee Starlets boss Beldine Odemba are the sole CAF A trained coaches in the country according to a list provided by the federation. “I urge my colleagues to go for the top badges and be ready to coach anywhere. Opportunities ought to find them ready with the papers and skills,” she added.
