Harambee Starlets players, led by captain Ruth Ingosi have revealed the importance of the upcoming 2025 CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsThe Kenya national women’s football team is among the five sides that will be competing in the regional tourney alongside hosts Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan.Relegation permutations for Seven FKF Premier League sidesThe Kenyan team, which only confirmed their participation on Wednesday, 4 June, departed the country on Wednesday, 11 June and arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the same evening.Speaking to FKF Media in their last training session held at Kasarani Annex, Harambee Starlets captain Ruth Ingosi disclosed the importance of the tournament to the team.##NAJAVA_MECA_8977530##“There has been morale in the team, and everyone is ready for the tournament. We are hoping that it will prepare us for the upcoming WAFCON qualifier against The Gambia, and hopefully we get the energy from CECAFA,” said Ingosi.Ingosi’s sentiments were shared by her goalkeeper Annedy Kundu, who hopes Kenya comes out of the tournament with a formidable team.Zico eyes MozzartBet Cup glory as Gor Mahia gears up for penultimate league clash“CECAFA will help us to build a team that will compete effectively for the WAFCON qualifiers,” said Kundu.Kenya will play The Gambia in the final qualification hurdle of the third and final round of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier.##NAJAVA_MECA_8977567##The first leg of the tie is scheduled for Monday, 20 October in Nairobi, with the second leg scheduled for the same day in Banjul, Gambia – a fixture error that is yet to be rectified.The CECAFA tournament, which was initially set to begin on Thursday, 11 June, commenced a day later to accommodate the late arrival of South SudanGor Mahia star disheartened after Baba Dogo Grounds shuts out young talents“We have had to push the kickoff date by a day because South Sudan arrived on Wednesday due to some challenges,” said Yusuf Mossi, CECAFA Competitions Director, as quoted by Kawowo Sports.With only five teams participating, the tournament has adopted a round-robin format where the winner will be announced on the final day, Saturday 21 June.##NAJAVA_MECA_8977540##Kenya will now begin their campaign with a match against Burundi on Sunday, 15 June 2025.
