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State of the game: Which way Kenyan football?

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Harambee Starlets Captain Mwanahalima Adam (right) and Kilega Lokanga of South Sudan in the Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifiers return leg match at the Nyayo National Stadium, Oct 23, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

There is a divided opinion on the current state of the Kenyan football and what should be done after the recent omission of national women’s football team, Harambee Starlets, from the final round fixtures of the 2022 African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifiers.

Starlets players’ dreams of returning to the continental showpiece after their 2016 debut in Cameroon were shattered after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rubber-stamped Uganda’s Crested Cranes qualification to the finals slated for July 2-23 in Morocco at their expense.

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