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National team missed Atieno, says Ouma

CECAFA SENIOR WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP JINJA Kenya Harambee Starlets Neddy Atieno(L) struggle for ball possession against Souzane Zilfa of Burundi during their Cecafa Senior Women Championship at Njeru Technical Centre, Jinja, Uganda on Tuesday 13/09/16.PHOTO.BONIFACE OKENDO

Harambee Starlets coach David Ouma has blamed the the dismal performance in this year’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon on the absence of three of his key players.

Kenya, debutants at the tournament, was the first team to be eliminated from the competition after losing to Ghana and Mali with an identical score line of 3-1 in their Group B matches at the Limbe Omnisports Stadium.

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