Jackline Juma
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Jackline Juma is a Kenyan football coach and former player who serves as the head coach at Kenya U-20 women side, The Rising Starlets. She is credited as being the first ever female to coach a Kenyan Premier League side when she joined FC Talanta[1] as the head coach in August 2024.[2][3][4][5]
Career
Juma began playing football at the age of 9.[4] She represented the Kenya national team at international level[1] before retiring in 2016.[4]
She has coached Kenyan women's teams including Gor Mahia Queens, Gaspo Women FC, Kayole Starlets, and Acakoro Ladies as well as Kenya U15,[6] U17, and U20 girls' national teams.[7] She holds a CAF A License, and is a certified CAF Elite Coach Educator.
References
- ^ a b "Jackline Juma appointed new Talanta FC coach". The Star (Kenya). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ FKF, 12 August 2024 Breaking Barriers: Coach Jackline Juma Makes History in FKF Premier League
- ^ Arege, Toto (18 August 2024). "Jackline Juma, stepping where no woman has stepped before". Daily Nation. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ a b c Kimathi, Kelvin (1 November 2024). "Jackline Juma: Kenya's female manager making African football history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Gender should not be a barrier – Jackline Juma". CAF Online. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ FKF, 1 December 2023 Coach Jackline Juma Names Provisional Squad For CAF African Schools Football Championship Zonal Qualifier
- ^ Mwamburi, Geoffrey (29 September 2025). "Coach Juma confident Starlets will drown Tanzania in FIFA WC U20 qualifiers". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 4 February 2026.