Junior Starlets will depart the country for Spain on Thursday 5 September for residential training ahead of this year’s Under-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic.Coach Mildred Cheche has named a 23-member team that will travel to Spain for the high level training camp.Esse Akida details her row with former Harambee Stars tactician David Ouma in new book ‘Chained”The Junior Starlets made history two months ago by becoming the first Kenyan team to play in a FIFA World Cup after thrashing Burundi 5-0 on goal aggregate.Starlets coach Cheche said she has enough time to prepare for the World Cup and is not worried that the team is yet to start training.##NAJAVA_MECA_8269547##“Most of the players we have were with us in the qualifiers and so it is not as if we are starting afresh. We have enough time between now and the tournament to prepare,” she said in an interview.The squad travelling to Spain comprises of: Onyango Scovia Awuor, Velma Auma, Ishelia Lorine, Orute Rebecca, Leah Nekesa, Susan Akoth, Claire Meris, Diana Onyango, Brenda Awuor.Concern as missing player forces Police Bullets to depart for Ethiopia without herOthers are: Ephy Awuor, Joan Ogola, Atieno Lindey, Kimberly Akinyi, Waithera Muthama, Marion Serenge, Quinter Adhiambo, Lorna Faith, Velma Awuor, Mithel Jenevive, Christine Adhiambo, Halima Imbachi, Elizabeth Ochaka and Sheryl Atieno.Apart from Cheche, other technical members are, Ann Aluoch (assistant coach), Stanley Okumbi (Technical Director), Francis Otieno (goalkeeper trainer), Edith Macharia (Doctor), Betty Mwendwa (team manager), Esther Aluoch (physiotherapist), Osca Aden (fitness trainer) and Football Kenya Federation (FKF) CEO Personal Assistant Grace Shauri Muthoni (team administrator).##NAJAVA_MECA_8269442##Starlets are in Group C of together with South Korea, Mexico and England. Kenya’s first match will be on October 17 against England.Other groups:Group A: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, New Zealand, NigeriaGroup B: Spain, USA, Korea Republic, Colombia. Group D: Japan, Poland, Brazil, Zambia.
