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 as the head coach in August 2024.FKF, 12 August 2024 Breaking Barriers: Coach Jackline Juma Makes History in FKF Premier League
Career Juma began playing football at the age of 9. She represented the Kenya national team at international level before retiring in 2016.
She has coached Kenyan women's teams including Gor Mahia Queens, Gaspo Women FC, Kayole Starlets, and Acakoro Ladies as well as Kenya U15,FKF, 1 December 2023 Coach Jackline Juma Names Provisional Squad For CAF African Schools Football Championship Zonal Qualifier U17, and U20 girls' national teams. She holds a CAF A License, and is a certified CAF Elite Coach Educator.
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