Wayodi appointed new Vihiga Queens captain

Vihiga Queens’ coach,  Boniface Nyamunyamuh has appointed Marceline Wayodi as the stand-in captain in the absence of Enez Mango, who is away on a two-month trial in Norway.

Nyamunyamuh says Wayodi’s aura has earned her teammates’ respect since joining the team just over a year ago from Kisumu All-Starlets.

“Wayodi has natural leadership skills in her. When she talks, all her teammates listen to her. The girls trust her enough to give her the burning issues to tell the technical staff. I can categorically say that upon meeting the players this morning, we decided to appoint her stand-in captain.”

Nyamunyamuh has challenged Wayodi to lead by example, as Vihiga prepares to defend their Kenya Women Premier League title next season.

“She is like a coach on the pitch. As a teacher by profession, she has that capability to interact and relate with people from different backgrounds. She injects confidence into her teammates and is adept at calming situations down.”

Meanwhile the coach has urged the Government and the Football Kenya Federation to speed up the process of readmission to international football by FIFA.

“ We have no time. The league should have started on the 23rd this month but it didn’t because of the current leadership hiatus at FKF,” he said, “We are not even sure when it will begin. The situation should be solved quickly because it is making it difficult to keep our best players,” 

Phelisters Kadari and Maureen Ater were other prospects for the armband, after Mango's exit.