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Rising Starlets to miss eight players for Cameroon clash

Kenya players celebrate their opening goal during their 2024 Fifa Under 20 Women's World Cup qualifying match match against Angola at Estádio 22 de Junho in Luanda on October 14, 2023.

Photo credit: FKF |

What you need to know:

  • Kenya proceeded to the third round after a 10-1 aggregate victory over Angola and will now meet Cameroon
  • Coach Beldine Odemba revealed she will be without eight players for the Cameroon match as they will be sitting their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations next month
  • The team arrived in Kenya on Monday morning from Angola and were received by among others former Nairobi County Governor, Mike Sonko

Rising Starlets returned to the country early Monday morning from Angola where they beat the hosts 4-0 on Saturday in Luanda in the return leg of the second round qualifiers for the 2024 Fifa Under-20 Women's World Cup. 

Kenya proceeded to the third round after a 10-1 aggregate victory over Angola and will now meet Cameroon. The first leg of the third round will be played between November 10 and November 12, 2023 while the second leg is slated for November 17 to 19, 2023.