{"id":37983,"date":"2021-10-26T18:07:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=37983"},"modified":"2021-10-26T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:35:20","slug":"awuor-targets-improvement-after-starlets-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/awuor-targets-improvement-after-starlets-debut","title":{"rendered":"Awuor targets improvement after Starlets debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Vihiga Queens shot-stopper Lilian Awuor wants to improve on set pieces as she seeks to lock the number one spot for national women&#8217;s team, Harambee Starlets.<\/p>\n<p>Awuor, 23, was handed her dream senior debut on Saturday as Starlets\u2014under coach Charles Okere\u2014brushed aside the Bright Starlets of South Sudan 7-1 in the second leg of African Women&#8217;s Cup of Nations qualifier. Annet Kundu was in goal during the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>Awuor has in the recent past played a starring role for Queens, helping the team to three Women&#8217;s Premier League titles in the last four seasons. She was crucial as the Boniface Nyamunyamu-tutored side beat Ethiopia to the CAF Champions League slot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is in free kicks that I really need to pull up my socks. I am good with my feet as well as reading the game,&#8221; Awuor said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was great to don the national team colours and my confidence got a big boost. I have worked all along for the big moment and finally got it. I am going to work hard to cement my place amidst the competition in goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kundu has been a regular in goal for the past three years and faces a fight to keep her position with the former Eldoret Falcons goalie still searching for a new club. Awuor, Ulinzi&#8217;s Maureen Shimuli and Pauline Katharu of Kibera Soccer are all salivating to take up the Kenya One role.<\/p>\n<p>Awuor, the second-born in a family of four, played for the under-20 national team in matches against Egypt, Ghana, Ethiopia and Botswana in the World Cup qualifiers 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The sensational goalkeeper is targeting victory on the continental front as Queens line up against South African queens Sundowns, ASFAR Club of Morocco and Nigeria&#8217;s Rivers Angels in the Champions League next month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be a dream come true to play in the Champions League. I have burnt the midnight oil to get to the level I am but I still have a long way to go,&#8221; she observed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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