Eldoret Falcons players Janet Moraa Bundi and Annette Kundu have confidence that Harambee Starlets, the national women soccer will trounce Malawi in the 2020 Olympic Games qualifier in Tokyo.
Moraa has been a consisted national team player when she first played in the under 17 team in 2012 said her career has been shining after four call cups in the national team.
“I have represented this country in many international games and this time, am more than ready to serve the country again. It is always good to play in the national colours and our target is to make it to the Olympic Games next year,” said Moraa.
The swift striker has played a pivotal role in the Eldoret Falcons team, the Eldoret based team that in the Kenya Women Premier League.
“Since I started playing in the Kenya team, I have improved in my skills and the experience will be good for me as I want to improve day by day,” added Moraa.
The striker has scored nine goals for her team that is currently in 10th position.
“My work will be scoring goals for the country and I promise to play well,” added Moraa.
Kundu, the goalkeeper said the country should expect clean sheets once she will be given an opportunity to be between the posts.
“My work will be stopping the shots and I expect a clean sheet once I step between those posts. As a goalkeeper, much is needed from me like arranging a good defence to avoid conceding goals,” said Kundu.
Kundu has worn the national colours once when Kenya played a friendly match against Ghana at Kasarani as they prepared for the Africa Cup of nations that Kenya was eventually denied an opportunity to play.
“I am well prepared for the Malawi game and my intentions is to come out with a clean sheet,” added Kundu.
The duo are in the 39 members provisional squad that was selected by head coach David Ouma who are also joined by midfielder Ruth Milani Ingotsi.
They said that Falcons has not been performing well in the league unlike last year after losing the best players to rivals teams.
“We lost seven first eleven players to our rivals that is why we are struggling in the league but we are recovering,” they said while Kundu admitted that they lack lethal strikers to deliver goals.
“We have been losing many matches because our team lacks good strikers. Depending on only one striker won’t bear fruits. Our opponents use one chance to punish us after losing the ball up-front,” lamented Kundu