Kenyan Athletes Recognized and Scheduled for International Competitions

Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba has been named the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) and Betika Coach of the Month for October 2025. This recognition follows her successful guidance of the women’s national team to a historic qualification for the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). In other football news, the Harambee Stars of Kenya are set to play an international friendly against former AFCON champions Senegal in Turkey. In darts, Kenyan player David Munyua is set to make history as the first Kenyan participant at the PDC World Darts Championship in London, which has a prize of £1 million (Sh169 million). Meanwhile, the World Athletics Council's decision to exclude double world champions Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon from the final list for the 2025 World Athlete of the Year Awards has sparked criticism.