Kayole Starlets FC have made a resounding comeback to the FKF Women’s Premier League (WPL) after clinching the WNSL Zone A championship with a 4-0 humbling of Sunderland Samba FC over the weekend.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsWith not a single goal conceded in the entire season at their home turf- Calvary grounds, the side that painfully lost out on promotion last season clearly went back to the drawing board.Having finished second last season, Kayole had to endure a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Kisumu side KISPED Queens in the playoffs, falling short at the last hurdle.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: The form 2 student at Kenya U17 capable of playing anywhere on the pitchMolvine Owuor was in the colours of KISPED at the time but chose instead to cross over and do another season in the second tier with Kayole. She was on an assist over the weekend.”It feels great, and I thank my teammates. We had agreed to work. I’m really grateful,” says the speedy utility wing-back.The Mary Adhiambo-coached side struck first through Shalin Otieno, who got on the end of an Owuor delivery, making no mistakes for the opener on 25 minutes. Sarah Chalovu then made sure a comfortable 2-0 lead was kept at the break.##NAJAVA_MECA_8877587##Melisa Vivian made it three, minutes after coming on, and the onus of the final nail on Samba’s coffin was left to Chris Kach, who struck at the death for a 4-0 dominant victory.Owuor reveals what pushed them this season”The reason we have pushed ourselves more this season is because we had promised that we would climb up the ladder and into the top flight. We felt we deserved to be at the top,” she says.Inside Gor Mahia’s proposed 60,000 seater stadium [VIDEO]Coach Adhiambo’s charges have had a season to remember in the second tier, more famed for their incredible home support at Calvary.With promotion sealed, Owuor urges the fans to stay put as what she calls beautiful football awaits when the girls take on more challenging teams next season.”We love our fans and we urge them to continue supporting us. There is also the promise of good football in the top flight, so they should stick around,” a cheerful Owuor adds, saying she too was once just a fan.##NAJAVA_MECA_8877564##”To the fans who are just learning about Kayole Starlets, I want to say that I was also just like them. I was a fan and now I’m a player.”Owuor joined the team as a utility player and has diligently served in the wing-back role. Sometimes playing defensively, and sometimes called upon to surge upfront. She playfully reveals that if need be, she could as well play in the midfield role.”I came here as a utility player, so being fielded in full-back and wing-back positions comes easily for me. I can play other positions too, it’s only that the coach hasn’t tested me in the midfield role. All these have also been made easy by my teammates,” continues the diminutive winger.Elite Police Unit to oversee security at 2024 CHAN in KenyaHaving already tasted promotion with KISPD before, though, Owuor says the one with Kayole means more as she has been involved throughout the season. At KISPED, she barely played.”Yes, I was part of the KISPED team that earned promotion and now Kayole too. The feelings are not the same because at KISPED, I never played a lot, but here I have been involved, so it’s a little special,” she concludes.Starlet, going the entire season undefeated at home (and conceding zero goals while at it), have only tasted defeat once overall in the division, allowing just five goals for the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8877560##As they await to officially lift the NSL title, the top-tier football awaits, and the manner in which they have earned their spot back at the top should send clear signals as to their intent for the 2025/26 FKF Women’s Premier League.
