- Junior Starlets will play two friendly matches against Morocco that will take place on Friday, April 4 and Monday, April 7.
- Junior Starlets are preparing for the final round of the 2025 FIFA U17 Girls World Cup against Cameroon that shall be played later this month.
- Harambee Starlets will gauge themselves against Ivory Coast in two friendlies that will be staged in the West African nation between Friday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 8.
The Kenya national women’s senior football team and Junior Starlets will be in action on Friday in friendly matches as they continue with their preparations for the next round of qualifiers.
Junior Starlets, who are on the verge of qualifying for the 2025 FIFA U17 Girls World Cup tournament, will play the first of their two friendlies against Morocco in Rabat from 9 pm East African Time (EAT).
After the game, the Kenyan youngsters will continue with their training in Morocco before locking heads with the hosts again in the second friendly match on Monday, April 7.
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The two fixtures will help Junior Starlets’ head coach Mildred Cheche to fine tune her tactics ahead of the final round of the FIFA World Cup qualifier where the team will play Cameroon.
The encounter against the West Africans, who are expected to give the Junior Starlets a tough time, will take place between April 20 and April 25.
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According to the fixtures, Junior Starlets will host Cameroon at the Nyayo National Stadium on April 20 before traveling to Yaounde for the second leg that is planned to go down at the Stade Olembe on April 25.
The overall winner in the two-legged match will book a ticket to the FIFA U17 World Cup that shall be held in Morocco between October 17 and November 8, 2025.
Cheche explains how Junior Starlets will benefit from the friendlies against Morocco
Cheche has stated that the two matches will help the team to prepare adequately for the heavy task against Cameroon.
“The camp is going well. The players are psyched up. We have two friendly matches to test where we are as a team. For the two friendlies, they will give us match fitness to be able to see where we are as a team and also to give them confidence to play against Cameroon.
Morocco, they keep the ball mostly. They are a very technical team. Tactically, they are also good. So, they will give us a good picture for our match ahead,” she explained.
According to Cheche, Cameroon is a very physical team and they play power play. She further added that the team, which hammered Ethiopia 6-3 on aggregate in the second round, has got good strikers hence they must prepare their defense and forwards to try and score early goals.
On her part, Junior Starlets captain Halima Imbachi stated that the friendlies against Morocco will help them become fitter.
Harambee Starlets to entertain Ivory Coast in Abidjan
Meanwhile, Harambee Starlets, who are preparing to tackle Gambia in the third round of the 2026 Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament, are also set to play two friendly matches against Ivory Coast this month.
The first tie against the hosts will take place today from 10 pm EAT while the second one is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8.
The team that squeezed past Tunisia with a narrow 1-0 aggregate win in their latest fixture, is expected to battle it out with Gambia for a ticket to the upcoming WAFCON tournament that will also be staged in Morocco.
Harambee Starlets will be aiming to demolish Gambia and qualify for the continental event for the first time since 2016.
Unlike Junior Starlets, the Beldine Odemba coached army is yet to qualify for a FIFA World Cup tournament in the history of Kenyan football.