Former Harambee Starlets goalkeeper Rosemary “Mara” Aluoch is dead

Aluoch, 44, passed away on Sunday at St Francis Hospital in Kasarani, Nairobi where she was being treated following a short illness.

Until her demise, Aluoch doubled up as Harambee Starlets goalkeeper trainer and kit manager. Football Kenya Federation president Nick Mwendwa took to Twitter to condole with her family.

According to Football Kenya Federation Vice President Doris Petra, she has been battling unspecified illness since February 2020, keeping her out of duty for a period even before the COVID-19 breakout.

Starlets head coach David Ouma mourned Kadondi as an effective team-player in his technical bench, reflecting on her illustrious football career both at club and national team level.

fare-thee-well Maraa