- Kenya vs Algeria: Harambee Starlets will face Algeria in their final WAFCON Group A fixture tonight at the Rabat Olympic Stadium.
- Kickoff scheduled for 2300 Hrs.
- The North Africans remain completely unbeaten across all four of their previous senior encounters against the Starlets, most recently securing a 2-1 victory and a 1-1 draw in late 2025.
Harambee Starlets will face Algeria at the Rabat Olympic Stadium in Morocco on Monday night in the final Group A encounter, with kickoff scheduled for 2300 Hrs.
The fixture, part of the prestigious 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament returning to Morocco, pits the Kenya in its second appearance against North Africa’s representatives in a battle for survival and a spot in the knockout stages.
The match serves as a definitive quarter-final decider for Group A, as a heavy victory for Kenya is essential to keep their tournament dreams alive.
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Kenya, sitting in fourth place in the group, enter the match aiming to rediscover their edge following back-to-back defeats against giants Morocco and Senegal.
This follows a competitive build-up period that included a tightly contested 1-1 draw against this same Algerian side late last year.
Meanwhile, Algeria, the designated visitors for this tie, travel to the Olympic Stadium looking to lock down their own qualification pathway and build on their previous 2-1 international friendly success over the Starlets in 2025.
Harambee Starlets vs Algeria coach perspectives
Beldine Odemba (Kenya)
The Kenyan tactician has demanded an immediate response from her squad, emphasizing that they need to improve on their finishing.
“We have been working on the scoring, it is something which we have lacked for the last two matches. We have also improved on our defence. That is the spirit going into tomorrow’s match; we want to push at least for a clean sheet for our keeper Awuor,” Odemba said during the pre-match press conference.
Farid Benstiti (Algeria)
The Algerian tactician admits his side faces a highly unpredictable opponent and refuses to underestimate the East African representatives.
“Since the draw for this tournament was done, I was very much more worried to meet Kenya than Senegal and Morocco. We have met before and it’s a very great team with talented players. They are a tough side to beat,” Benstiti noted.
Kenya vs Algeria H2H and form
History slightly favors the Algerians, who remain unbeaten across their four previous senior encounters against Kenya.
Their most recent meetings took place during a two-match international friendly series in Blida late last year, where Algeria clinched a 2-1 victory in the opening game before being held to 1-1 draw by the Starlets five days later.
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RECENT FORM
Kenya (Harambee Starlets)
The Starlets enter this final group game under immense pressure, seeking their first points of the tournament.
They have struggled to find a clinical touch in front of goal, suffering consecutive losses to Morocco (4-0) and Senegal (1-0) in their opening fixtures. Over their last ten international outings, Kenya remains winless in eight matches.
Algeria
Algeria arrives in a significantly stronger position, sitting second in Group A with 3 points following a win against Senegal and a narrow 1-0 defeat to hosts Morocco.
The North African side boasts a resilient defense having gone unbeaten in seven of their last ten international matches leading up to the tournament.
With Morocco and Senegal locking horns simultaneously in the other group fixture, a dominant win for the Harambee Starlets would keep their knockout ambitions within touching distance or at least ensure a honourable exit.