Harambee Starlets coach David Ouma has named his provisional squad for the forthcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Ghana.
Notable faces in the list of 32 is former Thika Queens forward Esse Akida, who recently joined Israel’s Hamat HaSharon FC.
The 25-year-old is among the team’s mainstay and was present throughout the qualifiers.
She scored Kenya’s lone goal in the 2016 AWCON in Cameroon against Ghana.
Makolanders Neddy Atieno, who missed the 2016 showpiece as she was undergoing military training has also made the cut and so is Cheris Avilla of Spedag.
The USA-based Marjolene Nekesa is another notable inclusion in the team which will join a two-week camp at the Kasarani Stadium starting Monday next week.
As part of their preparations, the Starlets will play neighbors Uganda and another opponent who is yet to be named in friendlies, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) announced Tuesday.
The federation also disclosed that they will need Ksh 43 million to get the team ready for the biennial showpiece which kicks-off from 17 November to 1 December 2018 and has appealed for government and corporate support.
Kenya were Sunday pooled in Group B alongside record 8-time champions Nigeria, two-time finalists South Africa and Zambia.
The team qualified for the tournament last week after CAF disqualified Equatorial Guinea for fielding ineligible player in the qualifiers.
Read: Chaos Rocks Inaugural County Assembly Games At Kasarani
Full Squad
Goalkeepers
Pauline Atieno (Makolanders), Maureen Shimuli (Wadadia), Annette Kundu (Eldoret Falcons), Monica Karambu (Thika Queens), Diana Tembesi (Wiyeta Girls)
Defenders
Lilian Adera (Vihiga Queens), Wendy Achieng (Spedag), Dorcas Shikobe (Oserian), Phelistus Kadari (Vihiga Queens), Wincate Kaari (Thika Queens), Elizabeth Ambogo (Spedag), Maureen Khakasa (Trans Nzoia Falcons), Juliet Auma (Thika Queens), Vivian Nasaka (Vihiga Queens)
Midfielders
Jentrix Shikangwa (Wiyeta Girls), Mary Kinuthia (Gaspo Youth), Sheril Angachi (Gaspo Youth), Ruth Ingosi (Eldoret Falcons), Corazone Aquino (Vihiga Queens), Elizabeth Wambui (Gaspo Youth), Martha Amunyolete (Trans Nzoia Falcons), Christine Nafula (Gaspo Youth), Cynthia Shilwatso (Vihiga Queens), Mercy Achieng (Thika Queens), Cheris Avilia (Spedag)
Forwards
Neddy Atieno (Makolanders), Esse Akida (Ramat Hasharon), Mwanahalima Adam (Thika Queens), Janet Bundi (Eldoret Falcons), Terry Engesha (Vihiga Queens), Phoebe Oketch (Vihiga Queens), Marjolene Nekesa (USA)
Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would like us to get our hands on? Email your news TIPS Editor@kahawatungu.com
Email your news TIPS to Editor@Kahawatungu.com — this is our only official communication channel
