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Rising Starlets step up preparations for 2026 World Cup qualifier

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Kenya U20 goalkeeper Christine Adhiambo during a training session at Kasarani Stadium. [FKF Media] 

The women’s U20 national football team Rising Starlets is gearing up for battle against Tanzania in hunt for a ticket to the 2026 Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup.

The neighbours will clash in a two-legged third round contest that will see the aggregate winner advance to the fourth and final round of the qualifiers.

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