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Why Rising Starlets aren't out of the woods

Emilly Andayi (left) of Rising Starlets of Kenya in action with Annie Felicia of Cameroon during their African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024 return leg match at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, on November 17, 2023. [File, Standard]

“Had you scored two or three goals, you would have succeeded, but with this single goal, you haven’t.”

This was Tanzania women’s national team head coach Bakari Shime’s warning shot to Kenyans after Rising Starlets' 1-0 win against his side in a 2026 Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier match on Saturday at Ulinzi Sports Complex.

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