Harambee Starlets midfielder Corazone Aquino has disclosed the motivational talk of head coach Beldine Odemba that inspired Kenya to victory over Tunisia.Starlets travelled to Tunisia for the second leg of a Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier that was played on Wednesday 26 February 2025 and emerged with a 1-0 victory courtesy of a sixth minute goal by Tereza Engesha who did not even feature in the first leg match.WAFCON Q: Lilian Awour saves two penalties as Harambee Starlets overcome stubborn TunisiaStarlets goalkeeper Lilian Awuor stole the headlines with a man-of-the-match performance after saving penalties by Tunisia either side of half time.Aquino, who spoke to the press after Starlets landed back in the country in the early morning of Friday 28 February shared Odemba’s talk to the team.”The coach told us that each game is important and we have to go and fight in every game. As players, we are also eager to play at AFCON once again,” said Aquino.Corazone Aquino shares her insights after their successful Tunis trip.#ElevenElevenTV pic.twitter.com/pTVxvd49em— Bree Mo’ngina! (@beebree0) February 28, 2025 The Simba Queens midfielder also admitted that the tram used the first-leg criticism as fuel to perform better.“We felt the pressure from the fans and were also disappointed with ourselves. It was not the result that we wanted but we went back to the training ground and made the necessary corrections,” she went on.The former Gaspo Youth player expressed her delight in fulfilling the promise that the team made to the country after the first-leg disappointment.“After the first leg, we asked Kenyans for forgiveness through the press and promised to make amends in the away match and that we did exactly that and came back with a win,” she stated.’A happy time for Kenyan football’: Kenyans react to Harambee Starlets breaking 19-year historyStarlets have now booked a date with Gambia in the second preliminary round. The winner of the tie will proceed to the WAFCON.The two-legged tie is set for 20 October 2025 and 28 October 2025 where Kenya will host the first leg before travelling to Banjul for the second leg. Aquino has once again assured the country that the team will do its best.“There is no easy qualifier. We will just go as Starlets, play our hearts out and ensure that we qualify,” the player said.##NAJAVA_MECA_8749340##
