Kenyan international and Simba Queens midfielder Corazone Aquino has stressed the significance of continued support for women’s football in the countryAquino predicts a bright future for the Harambee Starlets and women’s football in general given the strides made in recent times.Her sentiments come barely hours after the U178 girls team inched closer to sealing qualification to the World Cup slated for the Dominican Republic later in the year.##NAJAVA_MECA_8109833##If the team manages to beat Burundi in the final round of qualifiers, then Mildred Cheche’s charges will be the first Kenyan football team to feature in the World Cup.”I urge fans to keep supporting women’s football for its potential prosperity. I believe there is a day that the Harambee Starlets will play in a World Cup. Most likely that would happen before the men’s team achieves that,” she said.Junior Starlets step away from sealing World Cup ticket after demolishing Ethiopia in third roundReacting to Junior Starlets’ performance against Ethiopia in round three of the World Cup Qualifiers, Aquino was satisfied with the fan attendance in the return leg played on Sunday at the Ulinzi Complex.Kenya edged Ethiopia 3-0 to sail to the final round of the qualifiers.”Fans coming today was a big positive for the players. They boosted the morale of players and played their part in delivering the win,” she stated.Meanwhile, the former Gaspo women’s player is glad to have won the Tanzanian Women’s Premier League with 3 games to go after defeating Bunda Queens 4-0 on May 9.”The season has been fine. We are leading the table which is fine. My goal was to help my team win the Tanzanian Premier League which so far, we are leading and that would be a mission accomplished,” a delighted Aquino said.CHAMPIONS AGAIN: Gor Mahia clinch 2023-2024 FKF Premier League titleWith women’s football facing a lot of challenges, Aquino has some encouraging words for upcoming footballers.”Keep pushing and working hard. The future is bright. Be disciplined, put God ahead and never give up,” she offered.Corazone and Simba Queens will return to action on June 7 against the relegation-threatened Alliance Girls at the Onyamagana Stadium.
