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Junior Starlets celebrate after beating Burundi 2-0 during the second leg of the fourth round of the Fifa U17 Women's World Cup qualifier against Burundi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
In a feat that has sent ripples through Kenya's sporting landscape, the Junior Starlets made history on Sunday by becoming the first Kenyan football team to qualify for the World Cup.
The young heroines triumphed with an emphatic 5-0 aggregate victory over Burundi, securing their place in the 2024 Fifa U17 Women's World Cup set for the Dominican Republic this October.
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