Ilavonga, Onyango ruled out of Kenya's last WC clash with illness

Junior Starlets head coach Mildred Cheche will make four changes to her squad ahead of their last World Cup U-17 group C match against Mexico in the early hours of Thursday.

Speaking after holding their last training session that was cut short by heavy rains outside the match day venue Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Cheche confirmed that Lorine Ilavonga and Diana Onyango who are under the weather will be out of the clash.

"Atleast four changes with the two who are not feeling well and will be out of the encounter but we hope to replace them as we target maximum points from the encounter," explained Cheche.

With the changes, Cheche who made history by taking a first Kenyan team to the World Cup added that they will be aiming for goals and points as they target a strong finish despite being already knocked out of the World Cup.

"Preparations are in top gear and the girls know what the match means so we will try and get goals because we have not scored any in the first two matches."

Kimberly Akinyi who is hoping for a starting berth against Mexico exuded confidence that her teammates will deliver Kenya’s first win.  

"I am happy for the playtime and we know as players that we have not registered good results in the first two matches but we call on Kenyans to rally behind us as we target a good outing in the Mexico's clash."

Kenya lost 2-0 in their opening match against England before succumbing to another 3-0 defeat in the hands of two-time champions Korea DPR while Mexico lost 4-1 and 4-2 against Korea and England respectively.