Starlets hit 22 past Seychelles

Twenty-two unanswered goals across a home and away tie: Harambee Starlets dispatched Seychelles over the two qualifying legs, one played on home soil in Kenya and the return fixture away, without conceding a single goal, according to Capital Sports.

The exact split between the two legs wasn't detailed in the reporting, but the aggregate total alone tells the story: this is the heaviest win in Starlets history, full stop. Seychelles simply had no answer across either ninety minutes.

Shikangwa leads the charge

At the centre of it all was Shikangwa, who scored a hat-trick across the tie and gave Seychelles' defence a torrid time whenever the ball found her feet. A striker who can put three past a team over two legs in a continental qualifier is exactly the kind of form a federation wants to see heading into a long road toward an Olympic berth.

Shikangwa wasn't the only name on the scoresheet given a 22-goal haul spread across the tie, but she's the one Kenyan fans will remember from this one. Hat-tricks against overmatched opposition can be written off as routine. Three goals inside a 22-0 aggregate is a different order of dominance entirely.

What it means for the Olympic push

Kenya's women's game has spent years fighting for the same attention and investment as the men's side, often with limited resources and a patchier record on the continental stage. A result like this, regardless of the gulf in quality between the two nations, is the sort of performance that builds belief inside a camp chasing a first Olympic qualification.

Seychelles were always going to be one of the lighter assignments on Kenya's qualifying path, and nobody at Football Kenya Federation will be popping champagne over the names on the other side of the ledger. But a 22-0 aggregate also sends a message to the rest of the region: this Starlets squad, with Shikangwa leading the line, intends to make real noise before this campaign is done.

The road to Los Angeles 2028 is long, and tougher opposition will arrive soon enough. For now, Kenya's record books show a new entry: 22-0, the biggest aggregate win in Harambee Starlets history.