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By Gilbert Wandera and Rebecca Gichana
Several corporate firms have come out in full force to support the national Under-20 women team qualify for this year's World Cup in Japan.
The companies on Wednesday donated various items to the team ahead of their crucial match against Tunisia next weekend in Nairobi, which will leave them with just one step before making it to the World Cup.
Coca-Cola and Safaricom both donated tracksuits during a courtesy call they paid on the Prime Minister Raila Odinga in his office while Proctor and Gamble donated sanitary pads for the team.
Coca-Cola has also promised to stage road shows next week in a bid to build up awareness about the Tunisia game.
The team took the opportunity to air their grievances to the Prime Minister and urged him to intervene and help them.
Head coach, Florence Adhiambo said the team lacks basics in training.
"We have decided as a team not to focus on our challenges and that is why we have come this far, but we are asking the Government to intervene and help us make these challenges more bearable," she said.
The Prime Minister who donated Sh500,000 promised that the Government will assist them meet their travel expenses for future matches.
He acknowledged the good performance the team had achieved in its campaign to the World Cup later this year in Japan.
"We are proud of the girls, they have done us proud. We want football to bring glory home as their athletics counterparts have done. We will continue supporting the girls to see them in the World Cup.
"Football has been dominated by men and it’s now time to give women a chance to prove themselves. My greatest desire is to see a Kenyan team in the World Cup and I believe these girls will make it," he said.
Football Kenya Federation chairman Sam Nyamweya said they have spent more than Sh10million to help the team honour their fixtures and will continue to support the side in their ambitions.
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