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Junior Starlets put one foot in World Cup

Junior Starlets midfielder Marion Serenge celebrates after scoring a goal against Burundi in the  2024 Fifa Under-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers match played at Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on June 9, 2024.



Photo credit: FKF

What you need to know:

  • The return leg match will take place at Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi this Sunday, with the team expected to jet back to the country on Monday and proceed directly to camp at Stadion Hotel in Nairobi.
  • To secure their World Cup spot this scoreline means that Kenya needs a draw of any kind, a win or to prevent conceding more than three goals when they host Burundi.

Kenya has put one foot in the 2024 Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup after a 3-0 victory over Burundi yesterday in the fourth round of the qualifiers played at Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa.

The return leg match will take place at Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi this Sunday, with the team expected to jet back to the country on Monday and proceed directly to camp at Stadion Hotel in Nairobi.