Junior Starlets are stepping onto the Women’s U17 World Cup with their head coach Mildred Cheche naming her final squad for the tournament in Morocco.
The team will be without four crucial players due to injury, a setback that threatens to cut across both defensive and attacking lines.
The team arrived in Morocco on October 8 and traveled to Rabat ahead of the tournament opener.
The squad earned their place after a run in the CAF qualifiers, with a breakthroughs from Peninah Fostine and Joan Agola earning their spots during the team’s training camp.
Mwanakombo Bakari, who arrived from US has linked up with the team in Morocco on October 15.
The team suffered a setback from an injury to Faith Boke, though she continues her rehabilitation after failing to recover from the injury.
The team will play in Group E against China, the United States and Samoa. It will open its campaign against China on October 19.
This is the second time Kenya it appears at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after the 2024 edition in the Dominican Republic.
