Kenyan Women’s Teams and Athletes Prepare for Upcoming Sporting Competitions

Several Kenyan women's teams and athletes are preparing for upcoming events. The Kenya Lionesses, the national women's rugby sevens team, have returned to RFUEA Grounds for training ahead of the HSBC SVNS Division Two tournament. In football, the Kenya U20 women's team, the Rising Starlets, is preparing to face Tanzania in a 2026 Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier. This squad is largely comprised of players from the Junior Starlets team that took part in the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. In motorsport, Vivo Energy Kenya has announced support for the Lioness Rally Team, founded by Lisa Christoffersen, for the 2026 WRC Safari Rally. Additionally, three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has been invited to the Sirikwa Classic World Cross Country Tour for the women's 10km race.