Harambee Starlets players are yet to receive their allowances for the April friendly matches against Ivory Coast, held in the West African nation, despite assurances from Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed.Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More NewsThe unpaid dues have dragged on for over three months, leaving players frustrated. The situation escalated last month when some players staged a go-slow before their friendly match against Morocco, while others opted out of the CECAFA Women’s Championship staged in Tanzania.##NAJAVA_MECA_9009602##On June 16, the FKF president, during an interview on Citizen TV, said the payments would be made “within a week.” However, nearly a month later, the players are still waiting.“Harambee Starlets’ allowances have been paid up to their last trip to Morocco, except the one against Ivory Coast, which had not been paid due to some issues we had with administrative paperwork. But we are in the last stages of getting them paid from the Ministry of Sports, probably by this week,” Hussein said on Citizen TV.Inside three major match fixing scandals that rocked the 2024–25 FKFPL seasonNotably, allowances for the Morocco match, which came two months after the Ivory Coast friendlies, were cleared long ago.Since the president’s pledge, there has been no official update from FKF, leaving players in the dark.“We are not being told what is happening,” one player said anonymously.Selebwa leaves Samwest, eyes NSL promotion project“Before the Morocco game, the team manager told us that the issue would be handled within days when some of the players had decided to boycott the game, but that did not happen, and there has been no update on when to expect the money,” she added.The player further urged the federation to at least communicate whether the allowances will ever be paid.Aishi Manula finds new home after leaving Simba“It’s best if they just inform us that we will not get the money anymore, so that the players can mentally shift from expecting anything. The promises are what are angering the players. I hope they either pay us soon or at least tell us what transpired so we can move on and focus on other things. I think that’s best for everyone.”The Starlets are scheduled to face Gambia in October in a two-legged tie for a place in next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) finals.CS Mvurya hails Kipyegon,Chebet as global icons
