Regional CECAFA champions and three time Kenya Women’s Premier League champions, Vihiga Queens FC have been nominated ahead of the SOYA Awards.
The Queens were nominated in the best women’s team of the year category ahead of the Awards that will take place on January 25th, 2022 at the Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega
Vihiga Queens last year lifted the regional CECAFA Women’s Champions League title and played in the inaugural TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt.
The other teams nominated in this category include the national women Volleyball team Malkia Strikers which participated at the 2020 Olympics in Japan and reached the final of the Africa Nations Championship.
The national women rugby side, Kenya Lionesses who won the Safari Sevens tournament after finishing unbeaten, the women beach volleyball team side and the national women’s basketball team are also nominated for the same Women’s Team of the Year Award.