The season might have just ended for Harambee Starlets striker Marjolen Nekesa after she suffered a major injury during training with her club, Slavia Prague.Nekesa injured her Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) during training ahead of her club’s game against Turkish side Galatasaray in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.The Butere Girls alumna missed the second-round qualification match played on Tuesday night, which also did not go well for her team.##NAJAVA_MECA_8370640##The ACL injury is expected to keep the Kenyan international sidelined for up to nine months, with a few additional months needed to regain match fitness before she can resume playing.After a 2-2 draw in the first leg, played on Thursday, 19th September in Turkey, Slavia Prague hoped to use their home advantage to progress to the next round, but it wasn’t meant to be.Harambee Starlets & Slavia Praha forward Marjolen Nekesa will be out for 9 months after suffering an ACL injury in training. She watched from the stands as her side lost 2-1 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League match against Galatasaray on WednesdayWishing her a speedy recovery pic.twitter.com/Jx3sRFvxrN— @RadullLive (@radulllive) September 27, 2024 They started well, taking the lead in the 31st minute through an own goal by Eda Karatas, a lead they held until the break.Galatasaray equalized five minutes into the second half through 33-year-old Turkish international Karabulut Arzu, with the game ending 1-1 in regular time and 3-3 on aggregate.Sakaja Foundation takes over Nairobi United Football ClubIn extra time, Azerbaijan international Parlak Nazlican gave Galatasaray the crucial lead in the 100th minute, which they held until the end of the match.Nekesa, a former student of Butere Girls High School, moved to the United States to join Oklahoma Wesleyan University, where she played for the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles before joining Minsk.The 25-year-old joined Czech club Slavia Prague in 2022 from Belarusian side Minsk and went on to become the top scorer of the Czech Women’s First League in the 2022/23 season with 14 goals.Stars Abroad: Olunga Scores, but Al Duhail fall to Shahaniya in Qatar Super League action (Video)
