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Rising Starlets shift focus to Tanzania clash

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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