Harambee Starlets Stories

Junior Starlets, Valarie Nekesa, and Coach Cheche earn historic CAF award nominations
Rama Mohammed  |  Nov 21, 2024

Kenya’s Junior Starlets, star striker Valarie Nekesa, and coach Mildred Cheche have earned prestigious nominations for the 2024 CAF Awards. The recogn...

Beşiktaş signs Kenyan forward Cynthia Shilwatso Musungu
Rama Mohammed  |  Nov 16, 2024

Beşiktaş has strengthened its squad for the 2024/25 season with the signing of Kenyan forward Cynthia Shilwatso Musungu. The former Vihiga Queens play...

Harambee Starlets end Pink Ladies tournament with win over the Philippines
Rama Mohammed  |  Oct 30, 2024

Kenya’s Harambee Starlets closed their Pink Ladies Tournament campaign with an emphatic 4-1 victory against the Philippines at Emirhan Stadium.

Kenya U17 ends World Cup campaign with a memorable win over Mexico
Rama Mohammed  |  Oct 24, 2024

Kenya’s U17 women’s football team finished their World Cup debut on a high, securing a 2-1 victory against Mexico in their final group match. Despite...

Kenya U17 Women’s team eliminated from World Cup
Rama Mohammed  |  Oct 21, 2024

Kenya's U17 women’s football team, the Junior Starlets, has been knocked out of the U17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic after defeats to England a...

Brave effort by Kenya's U17 girls in World Cup debut against England
Rama Mohammed  |  Oct 18, 2024

Kenya’s U17 women’s team made a spirited start to their FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup journey but fell 2-0 to England. Despite the result, head coac...

Kenya's U17 girls kick off World Cup journey against England
Rama Mohammed  |  Oct 17, 2024

Kenya’s U17 girls’ football team is set to make their long-awaited World Cup debut this Friday, 18th October, with a match against England in the Domi...

FIFAU17WCQ: Kenya's Junior Starlets on the brink of history after thrashing Burundi
Michael Kirwa  |  Jun 09, 2024

The Junior Starlets will host Burundi in the return on June 16th at the Ulinzi Sports Complex.

Triumphant Junior Starlets one step from historic World Cup qualification
Rama Mohammed  |  May 19, 2024

If the Kenya U17 Girls National team beats Burundi in the final phase of the qualifiers they will secure a historic spot in the FIFA U17 World Cup

Kenya's Marjolene Nekesa ranked 22nd highest-scoring female player worldwide in 2023
Sports Reporter  |  Jan 05, 2024

Malawi's Temwa Chawinga secured the top spot as the leading female goal-scorer of 2023, making history as the first non-European to achieve this honou...

WAFCON 2024 Qualifiers: Harambee Starlets rue missed chances, penalties as dreams crushed
Sports Reporter  |  Dec 07, 2023

Key moments, especially the failure to capitalise on penalty opportunities played a significant role. Violet Nanjala's penalty was saved by Botswana g...

Harambee Starlets suffer elimination from 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers
Sports Reporter  |  Dec 06, 2023

The pivotal moment came in the 64th minute when Keitumetse Dithebe capitalised on a defensive error by the Kenyan side, scoring the decisive goal that...

Harambee Starlets embark on crucial WAFCON Qualifier in Botswana
Sports Reporter  |  Dec 03, 2023

Harambee Starlets earned their maiden appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations by qualifying on an away-goal rule in 2016. Their clash with Algeria res...

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