Harambee Starlets put behind their ill preparations to launch their bid for the CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship title in the best way possible following their 3-0 win over Burundi at the Azam Complex on Sunday.The team had limited preparation time for the tournament considering that coach Beldine Odemba named the squad comprised of 23 players five days ago.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsFurther, social media reports claimed that a handful of influential players had threatened to boycott the tournament in protest to the alleged delay in getting allowances from last assignments. While at it, coach Odemba reportedly threw in the towel amid the sharp criticism following the team’s 5-1 mailing at the hands of Morocco in a friendly match played last week. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8977562##However, the league winning tactician with Kenya Police Bullets, rubbished the resignation rumours by announcing the team for the tournament and overseeing the final touches before traveling to Tanzania. The off-the-pitch drama, issues and poor preparations were deemed as a factors that could strongly affect Starlets in the opening match against Burundi. However, Odemba and her back room staff quickly engineered a turnaround to ensure Kenya extends her dominance against the match day opponents, considering that Starlets had not lost in the preceding three encounters. Kenya Police FC dethrone Gor Mahia league title after slender win over ShabanaFurther, the CAF A licensed tactician will be pleased with how the team responded to critics and recovered from the back-to-back losses against; Ivory Coast and Morocco.
