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Valerie Nekesa celebrates their goal against Ethiopia in African Qualifiers FIFA U20 Women's World Cup 2026 at Ulinzi Sports Complex on Sept 28, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

After a successful second round campaign, Rising Starlets have now shifted focus to the third round of the 2026 Fifa Under-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers.

The Kenyans kept their World Cup dream alive with a 5-1 aggregate win against Ethiopia to advance to the next round and inch closer to the global event to be staged in Poland from September 5 to 27, 2026.

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