Selection crisis haunting Harambee Starlets ahead of All Africa Games qualifiers must be resolved

It is just a few weeks before the Kenya women team takes on Sudan in an All-Africa Games qualifier.

The tournament is a great opportunity for the Kenyan women to expose their ability. The Kenyan woman has not had an opportunity to play at the continental level, especially in football, for a long time and this is a perfect chance for them to be seen.

Yet in the midst of this, local football managers have not found it prudent to carry out the selection exercise in a discreet manner and the process has been caught up in the normal bickering common with local officials.

It is saddening that the Football Kenya Limited (FKL) Technical Director chose to do the selection process on his own and the women committee differed with him.

This is certainly not the best way for the local women to go back on the international scene after a long time in the dark. Such confusion is only sending the wrong signals to upcoming women footballers.

The best way to resolve the crisis is for the selection to focus exclusively on the Unicef-sponsored women league.

The league has been running over the last one year and already has good players who can adequately represent the country in the competition.

One also hopes that there will be no controversy in the selection of the coach to handle the team.

FKL must pick a competent coach to handle the team, one who understands the players and the sport. This is not the era of picking cronies to handle national teams.