Rising Starlets head coach Jackline Juma has named a provisional squad of 32 players as they prepare for the upcoming third round of the ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ against Tanzania. The squad was selected after a thorough six-day camp, reducing the initial pool of 60 players based on assessments of form, fitness, and tactical needs. Kenya advanced to the third round after a strong performance against Ethiopia, with the Rising Starlets securing an impressive 5-1 aggregate victory.
The two-legged tie against Tanzania will start with the first leg in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 7th of next month at Ulinzi Sports Complex, at 3:00 pm. The return leg is set for the 14th at Azam Complex in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, kicking off at 4:00 pm.
Coach Jackline said, "๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ."
Football fans are encouraged to come out in large numbers to support the Rising Starlets at Ulinzi Sports Complex as they aim to use their home advantage to move closer to World Cup qualification.
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