The Senior Principal of Nyakach Girls Millicent Alaka has announced special remedial classes for Junior Starlets players who were participating in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers which Kenya outscored Burundi by an aggregate of 5-0 booking the spot to represent the country for the very first time in the tournament.
Alaka, while speaking at the school premises over the weekend, revealed that the school has arranged to enrol the four players from the institution, who are part of the Junior Starlets, into remedial classes once they return from the national team duty.
“Upon returning to school, they will have remedial programmes under supervision and will also have additional hours in a day to catch up,” she stated.
She revealed that the four participants missed a significant portion of the second term due to their commitment to representing the national team and the school is committed to ensure that they recover the time lost so that they can be of the same level with the rest of their colleagues.
The school head further lauded the players Jenevieve Mitchel, Christine Adhiambo, Velma Awuor.
Kenya will now represent Africa at the eighth U-17 Women’s World Cup alongside Nigeria and Zambia.
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Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain and USA will also compete at the tournament, which will kick off on October 16 and end on November 3, 2024 in the tournament which will be held in the Dominican Republic.
In the U-17 squad, there were a good number of students drawn from different schools across the country in every position on the pitch which signifies the talents as well as the commitment that the schools have put to nurture the talents in institutions.
Junior Starlets provisional squad saw 27 players drawn from schools and they are as follows.
In goalkeeping position, Ephy Awuor (Madira Girls), Scovia Awuor (Kobala ), Velma Auma (Wiyeta Secondary School), Mitchelle Achieng (Brenda Girls).
Defenders are Elizebeth Ochaka (Shiraha Starlets), Claire Meris (Kobala Secondary School), Lorine Ilavonga (Wiyeta), Brenda Nechesa (Butere Girls), Jenevieve Mitchel (Nyakach) Christine Adhiambo (Nyakach), Judith Nandwa (Butere Girls), Kimberly Akinyi (Madira Girls), Dorcas Glender (Butere Girls), Hilder Natecho (Archbishop Njenga Secondary), Rose Nangila (Wiyeta).
Midfield position has Velma Awuor (Nyakach), Brenda Awuor (Madira Girls), Halima Imbachi (Butere Girls), Rebecca Odato (Dagoretti Mixed), Susan Akoth (Gor Mahia Queens), Lornah Faith (Butere Girls), Lindi Weey Atieno (Sunflower Junior High).
Similarly, the forwards includes Valerie Nekesa (Madira Girls), Joy Angela Valencia (Butere Girls), Marion Serenge (Arch Bishop Njenga), Quinter Adhiambo (St Alfreda Alara Mixed), Sylvia Mukai (Wiyeta Secondary), Diana Anyango (Butere Girls), Patience Kasichana (Uweza Women) and Peruce Elizabeth (Magunga Girls).
By Vostine Ratemo
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