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Kenya women’s teams fly out for friendly encounters

Mildred Cheche

Kenya U-17 women's team coach Mildred Cheche.

Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group
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By  Toto Arege

Correspondent

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • Junior Starlets are preparing for their Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup two-leg third round qualifiers against Cameroon on April 20 and April 25.

Kenya senior women’s team Harambee Starlets and Kenya Under-17 women’s side Junior Starlets flew out of the country Wednesday for Morocco and Cote d'Ivoire, respectively, to play two international friendly matches each.

Junior Starlets will face their Moroccan counterparts tomorrow and Monday in Rabat.

Junior Starlets are preparing for their Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup two-leg third round qualifiers against Cameroon on April 20 and April 25.

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The Kenya senior team will confront their Ivorian hosts Friday and Tuesday.

Kenya are preparing for their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying round against Gambia. The first leg will be played in Nairobi on October 20th with the return leg on October 28.

The Harambee Starlets advanced to the final round of qualifiers by defeating Uganda 5-0 on aggregate, winning the first leg 2-0 on March 8 at Nakivubo Hamz Stadium, Kampala, and the second leg 3-0 on March 15 at Nyayo Stadium,  Nairobi.

"These friendly matches will boost match fitness, allow us to assess our team's form now, and get the confidence for the Cameroon match," said U-17 coach Mildred Cheche on Tuesday after their final training session at Moi International Sports Centre.

“Morocco are a technically and tactically strong team that excel at possession, providing a valuable test. We need to prepare our defence to contain their strikers and prepare our strikers effectively to score,” said Cheche.