Mohamed talks up vision for women football after Bullets toast to the gong

The victory, which crowned a dominant campaign, secured the team’s third consecutive league title — a true hallmark of excellence.

The triumph will see the club represent the country in the CECAFA qualifiers for the CAF Women’s Champions League in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Speaking in the wake of the title triumph, FKF President Hussein Mohammed said the federation is keen to build on the momentum in women’s football by increasing investment and improving support for clubs.

“I think it’s very, very exciting for women’s football,” Mohammed said. “For the first time, you’re seeing prize money coming into the women’s league. All the teams managed to get something from the sponsors. I think next season we still have a lot to do.”

He added: “We have to increase the prize money, bring more fans into the stadiums and, of course, attract more sponsors. It is important and imperative that we continue building women’s football from the grassroots.”

Mohammed, who has recently come under fire from sections of the divided FKF National Executive Committee (NEC), also acknowledged that financial struggles affected some clubs this season, leading to walkovers. He said FKF is working with partners to ensure teams are better supported going forward.

“Walkovers happened primarily because of resources. A lot of the teams have struggled financially. Many teams in the NSL, KPL, WNSL and WPL face similar challenges, which revolve around resources.

“So we are going to ask all our partners to step up in the coming season. They have seen the value, and we are also going to bring in more sponsors,” he said.

“We intend to ensure there will not be a single walkover in any of the leagues next season.”

At the same time, the FKF president said the goal is to help Kenya’s women’s clubs not only dominate locally, but also compete strongly at regional and continental level.

“The Kenya Women Premier League clubs have done their part. It is now upon us as a federation to also play our part. I have agreed with the WPL officials that we will hold regular meetings on how we can continue enhancing the relationship and collaboration between the clubs and the federation. Together, we will build strong foundations and eventually have a robust, competitive and successful league.”