PREMIUM Starlets at Wafcon: Outclassed or set up to fail? Nation Sport can now reveal that as soon as the team reached France, there was a base switch. Football Just now Listen
While head coach Beldine Odemba points to lessons in preparation, tactics and international exposure, Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed says rebuilding a competitive national team takes years of sustained investment.
But the Women's Representative at FKF’s National Executive Council, Kerubo Momanyi, argues the team never received the technical preparation required to compete, and that the federation prioritised logistics over football development.
The team’s disappointing showing has left Kenyan football lovers asking a difficult question: Were the Starlets simply outclassed by Africa's elite, or were they set up to fail long before they kicked a ball in Morocco?
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