{"id":39,"date":"2026-08-01T09:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2026-08-01T09:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:07:19","slug":"kenyas-junior-starlets-qualify-for-fifa-u17-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"KENYA&#8217;S JUNIOR STARLETS QUALIFY FOR FIFA U17 WORLD CUP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenya\u2019s Junior Starlets have secured a place at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World<br>Cup for the second time in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is after thrashing South Africa 3-1 in the second leg of the final qualifying round at Nyayo<br>National Stadium. The victory gave Kenya a 5-1 aggregate win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The qualification marks another historic achievement for the national Under-17<br>women\u2019s team, which first reached the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in 2024. Their latest<br>success highlights the steady growth of women\u2019s football in Kenya and the impact of continued<br>investment in youth talent development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head coach Mildred Cheche praised her players for their discipline, determination, and<br>teamwork throughout the qualification campaign. Kenya overcame several strong opponents<br>before eliminating South Africa to book a ticket to the tournament, which will be held in<br>Morocco from October 17 to November 7, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Junior Starlets\u2019 achievement has been widely celebrated by football fans and<br>stakeholders, who believe it will inspire more young girls to pursue football and strengthen the<br>future of the women\u2019s game in Kenya. As preparations begin for the World Cup, the team will be<br>aiming to improve on its previous appearance and compete strongly against the world\u2019s best<br>young football nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1x9a7913.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1x9a7913.webp 1000w, https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1x9a7913-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1x9a7913-768x516.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kenya&#8217;s U17 Junior starlets during a world cup qualifier match at Nyayo National Stadium. Photo Courtesy: CAF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya\u2019s Junior Starlets have secured a place at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s WorldCup for the second time in history.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions\/43"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}