Kibera Soccer Women head coach George Okallo has credited the excellent condition of the newly renovated Afraha Stadium for their 1-0 win over Trinity Starlets in their FKF Women Premier League (WPL) season opener.The two teams faced off on Saturday, 19 September, with Noel Amutata scoring the all-important goal.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsSpeaking after the match, Okallo praised the quality of the Nakuru-based facility, saying it provided his players with the ideal conditions to showcase their abilities.“We have always longed to play in beautiful fields like Afraha and, therefore, we appreciate the opportunity, which helped our girls to play a very good game,” said Okallo.##NAJAVA_MECA_9984464##Despite the victory, Okallo identified finishing as an area his team needs to improve on.“There are a lot of good things that happened in the game, but there are also opportunities that we lost.The goalkeeper did a good job organizing her backline. The midfield played well, and so did the attack. However, we created a lot of opportunities but only converted one. It is an area we are going to work on in training,” he added.Kibera Soccer Women endured a difficult start to last season and had to fight hard to retain their place in the top flight. Kenya U20 midfielder on how to make Rising Stars successfulHowever, the reigning FKF Cup champions have started the new campaign on a positive note and are hopeful of a successful season.“We are still in the process of creating good team chemistry, but we are happy with how we have started the season. A win and a clean sheet, and therefore we hope that we can do more going into the season.”
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