Kenya’s WAFCON dream is not dead. But it is barely breathing.
Harambee Starlets fell 1-0 to Senegal on Thursday, their second consecutive defeat at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, leaving them pointless at the bottom of Group A after conceding five goals and failing to score a single one. This is not a rough patch. This is a crisis — and the clock is running out.
The math is brutal but it exists. Kenya needs their own best performance of the tournament combined with Morocco doing them two separate favours. That is a lot to ask. But young Kenyans who have watched this team fight — who have watched Awuor throw herself across goal and Engesha rattle the woodwork — know this squad has more in them. Monday against Algeria is not a dead rubber. It is the only match that matters now. Show up. Score. And pray the stars align.
