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- ↑ "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
- 1 2 "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". CAFonline.com. 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "COSAFA - 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship – Day Six Review / Day Seven Preview". www.cosafa.com.
- ↑ "Kenya 1-0 Swaziland: Starlets complete group matches unbeaten - Goal.com".
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