Odemba unveils Harambee Starlets squad for CECAFA Women’s Championship

Photo Credit – FKF Media.

Kenya national women’s team Harambee Starlets coach Beldine Odemba has named a 23-player squad that will feature in CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship 2025, scheduled to take place from June 12 to 22 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The tournament will serve as a build-up to 2026 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final round qualifier against Gambia. Kenya is aiming to return to the continental stage for the first time since making their debut in 2016.

According to a statement released by FKF media, among the notable additions to the squad are Kibera Soccer Women’s midfielder Medina Abubakar Hussein and Vihiga Queens’ Forward Swaum Nanjaka Masungo, who earned their first senior team call-ups.

The team is expected to report to camp on the evening of Monday, June 10, 2025, and will depart for Tanzania the following day. Odemba will use the regional tournament to test her squad’s cohesion and readiness, with sights set on a strong performance both at CECAFA and in the upcoming WAFCON qualifier against Gambia.

Starlets will join hosts Tanzania, South Sudan, Burundi, and Uganda in the five-nation regional tournament, organised by CECAFA in collaboration with the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF).

Provisional Squad;

Goalkeepers: Annedy Kundu, Lilian Awuor, Vivian Shiyonzo.

Defenders: Elizabeth Ochaka, Alice Mideri, Tabitha Amoit, Janet Mumo, Ruth Ingosi, Dorcas Shikobe, Enez Mango, Vivian Nasaka.

Midfielders: Diana Wacera, Martha Amunyolet, Fasila Adhiambo, Lavender Ann Akinyi, Medina Abubakar Hussein, Corazone Aquino.

Forwards: Emily Morang’a, Swaum Nanjaka Masungo, Faith Mboya, Elizabeth Wambui, Tumaini Waliaula, and Violet Nanjala.