Simba Queens duo missing as final Harambee Starlets squad for FIFA Series is named

The pair had been part of four Tanzanian-based players that were not available in the provisional team due to club commitments

Kenya women’s national football team Harambee Starlets will miss the services of Simba Queens duo Jentrix Shikangwa and Elizabeth Wambui, after the two were omitted from Beldine Odemba’s squad set to take part in the inaugural FIFA Women’s Series kicking off in Nairobi this weekend.

Football Kenya Federation (FKF), while unveiling the final 24-player squad on Friday, 10 April, did not provide the reasoning behind their absence, but indicated that the pair had been in a group of four Simba Queens players that were not available at the start of the international break on 7 April due to “club commitments in a domestic league fixture.”

All through the team’s training camp, Shikangwa and Wambui were not present, as were their club teammates Fasila Adhiambo and Ruth Ingosi, who only joined the rest of the squad on Friday, 10 April.

Initially, the entire quartet had been rumored to miss the home tournament, only for Adhiambo and Ingosi to show up.

“Fasila Adhiambo and Ruth Ingosi have checked into camp on April 10, 2026, and will be training with the team ahead of the tournament,” FKF’s statement read.