Kenya’s Junior Starlets will be taking on japan after beating Samoa at the ongoing FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.

After back to back losses to 3-0 to China and 6-1 to the USA in the first and second matches, the Mildred Cheche coached side edged out Samoa 4-0 to advance to the second round in the final pool E match.

Kenya scored through Mwanakombo Bakari, who bagged a brace, while Brenda Awuor and Gaudencia Maloba scored a goal each as they plan to face Japan on October 29^th.

The victory lifted Kenya to third place in Group E with three points, four behind group winners China, who beat the United States 3-2 in the other match on Sunday.

The Starlets have now surpassed their performance at the 2024 edition in the Dominican Republic, where they finished third in Group C after losing to England and North Korea before beating Mexico 2-1 in their final group match.

Round of 16 fixtures in EAT

October 28^th

1. Germany vs Venezuela-8:00am
2. North korea vs Morocco-8:00am
3.  Argentina vs Ghana- 11:00am
4. Brazil vs Poland- 11:00am

October 29^th

• China vs France-8:00am
• Nigeria vs Mexico-8:00am
• Japan vs Kenya- 11:00am
• Spain vs USA- 11:00am