Rising Starlets set for Angola return leg trip
The national
U20 women’s national football team held its final training session on Wednesday
at Kasarani Annex ahead of their upcoming return leg match against Angola.
The Kenyans,
who hold a commanding 6-1 advantage, will travel to Angola on Thursday for the showdown
that will be staged in Luanda.
The Starlets
head coach Beldine Odemba while addressing journalists during their last
training session has expressed that the big margin is inconsequential to how
they will approach the return leg.
"The
team has trained, they are ready but our approach is not going as if we have
already won the match despite winning the first leg. Such matches are not over
until you win the secom. There is no such thing as a big lead, we will be looking
to score more goals,” Odemba said.
Goals from
Valerie Nekesa, Charity Midewa and Faith Naliaka put the Starlets in pole
position to progress to the next round, a feat that team captain Jane Hato says
is not their only target as they eye World Cup qualification.
"Coach
has told us the target and the target is just not winning over Angola but to
qualify for the World Cup. The way we will approach the game against Angola is
the same way we will approach Botswana or Cameroon if we progress."
Starlets
will take on Angola on Saturday for a chance to face either Botswana or
Cameroon in the next round.
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