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Harambee Starlets open WAFCON 2026 against hosts Morocco.
Kenya's Harambee Starlets returned to the continental stage as they opened their Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 campaign against co-hosts Morocco at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. The match, played before a partisan home crowd, marked only Kenya's second appearance at the tournament – their first since 2016, when they exited without a point.
Coached by Beldine Odemba, the Starlets were drawn in a demanding group that also features Senegal and Algeria, leaving little room for error against one of the tournament's strongest and best-supported sides. Kenyan fans back home followed the action live on KBC, with pay-TV coverage on AZAM TV and SuperSport.
For Kenyan women's football, simply qualifying represented progress after years of administrative turmoil and underfunding. The challenge now is to convert that qualification into competitive performances and, ultimately, into greater investment in the domestic women's game. Every match on this stage is a shop window – for the players chasing moves abroad and for a sport fighting for attention and resources at home.
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Kenya’s Harambee Starlets returned to the continental stage as they opened their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 campaign against co-hosts Morocco at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. The match, played before a partisan home crowd, marked only Kenya’s second appearance at the tournament — their first since 2016, when they exited without a point.
Coached by Beldine Odemba, the Starlets were drawn in a demanding group that also features Senegal and Algeria, leaving little room for error against one of the tournament’s strongest and best-supported sides. Kenyan fans back home followed the action live on KBC, with pay-TV coverage on AZAM TV and SuperSport.
For Kenyan women’s football, simply qualifying represented progress after years of administrative turmoil and underfunding. The challenge now is to convert that qualification into competitive performances and, ultimately, into greater investment in the domestic women’s game. Every match on this stage is a shop window — for the players chasing moves abroad and for a sport fighting for attention and resources at home.
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