Uganda thumps Kenya 7-2 in World Cup U20 Qualifier

Shakira Nyinagahiriwa (L) of Uganda contest for ball with Lydia Akoth of Kenya during their African U-20 Women’s World Cup qualification match at Nyayo national stadium in Nairobi on September 25, 2021. Photo/Stafford Ondego, Standard

Kenya national under-20 women’s football team Rising Starlets on Saturday lost 7-2 to Uganda during the first leg of the Fifa 2022 Women's Under-20 World Cup second round qualifier played at Nyayo National Stadium.

Uganda's Juliet Nalukenge and Sumaiya Komuntale each nagged a brace while Margaret Kunihira, Fauzia Najjemba, Shamira Naluguya scored a goal each past Ursula Nasimiyu in goal for Kenya.