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Kenyan girls face tough North Korea test in U-17 World Cup

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Junior Starlets striker Lorna Faith (red) and England's Nelly Las battle for the ball during the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup at the Estadio Cibao stadium in Santiago, Dominican Republic on October 17, 2024.



 

Photo credit: Football Kenya Federation

What you need to know:

  • The match will start at 4pm local time (11pm Kenyan time), and will be played some 189 kilometres away from the capital Santo Domingo.
  • Junior Starlets, who are making their first appearance in the global age-group competition, lost 2-0 to England’s Young Lionesses.

Kenya’s Junior Starlets will aim to bounce back from Thursday’s 2-0 loss to England, when they play two-time champions North Korea tonight in their second Group ‘C’ match of the 2024 Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup at Cibao Stadium in the Dominican Republic’s second largest city, Santiago.

The match will start at 4pm local time (11pm Kenyan time), and will be played some 189 kilometres away from the capital Santo Domingo.