12-0! Incredible Harambee Starlets Destroy Djibouti To Storm CECAFA Semis
19th November 2019
Jentrix Shikwanga was the star of the tie with four goals, while her teammates Mwanahalima Adam and Mercy Airo both bagging hat-tricks
- The national women's football team, Harambee Starlets continued their impressive start to the CECAFA Championships with a resounding 12-0 hammering of minnows Djibouti on Tuesday afternoon
- The David Ouma coached side have responded well after being eliminated from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifiers after a 3-2 aggregate loss to Zambia's Shepolopolo
NAIROBI, Kenya- The national women's football team, Harambee Starlets continued their impressive start to the CECAFA Championships with a resounding 12-0 hammering of minnows Djibouti on Tuesday afternoon.
Starlets sit atop of Group B with six points after they opened their account with a 2-0 win against Ethiopia on Sunday in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam.
The David Ouma coached side have responded well after being eliminated from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifiers after a 3-2 aggregate loss to Zambia's Shepolopolo.
Starlets are now through to the semis of the tournament, where they are hoping for a maiden victory in the regional competition.
Jentrix Shikwanga was the star of the tie with four goals, while her teammates Mwanahalima Adam and Mercy Airo both bagging hat-tricks.
Starlets, who lost 2-1 to Tanzania in the last edition of the tournament in 2016, now wait to complete the group stages with a match against Uganda on Thursday afternoon.
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