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Kenya's Junior Starlets team. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya's Junior Starlets are just 90 minutes away from securing a second consecutive FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup appearance.

Head coach Mildred Cheche crediting the country's structured player development pathway for producing a new generation of stars now making their mark on the senior national team.

Fresh from a commanding 2-0 away victory over South Africa's Bantwana in the first leg of the final qualification round in Pretoria, the Junior Starlets will head into Sunday's return match at Nyayo National Stadium carrying a significant advantage as they seek to qualify for the 2026 tournament in Morocco.