Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa has said that Junior Starlets’ World Cup qualification was as a result of constant works that have been taking place for a long time, tracing its origin from as far as 2016.Junior Starlets on Sunday afternoon won 5-0 on aggregate against Burundi to book themselves a place in the annals of history as the only kenyan football team to ever qualify for the World Cup.Two first-half strikes from Marion Serenge and Valerie Nekesa were enough to seal the celebratory win for Kenya, who will be joined by two other CAF representatives – Zambia and Nigeria in the global showpiece.RECORD BREAKERS! Junior Starlets seal historic place at FIFA U17 World Cup“It is a great day. It is a result of work that has been going on for almost 10 yrs because in 2016, we took our Starlets to AWCON for the first time even though we did not perform well but that served as the basis of it all,” said Mwendwa The federation boss while thanking football stakeholders, also called for consistency even going forward, saying consistently is key in achieving anything in football. “Thank you to all football stakeholders for the job well done. It is a product of continuous and consistent work. I pray that the support will be forthcoming continuously because we have a plan for the Under 17, Under 20 and the senior teams and without the support, it will not be possible to achieve anything,” added Mwendwa.’A blessing from God’: Coach Cheche reflects on Junior Starlets historic World Cup qualificationIt is through the collaborative support that together with the ministry of sports, the Junior Starlets were able to stay in camp for about 7 weeks. They reported to camp in preparation to face DRC Congo in the second round but DRC pulled out giving the Starlets a bye in the second round.Mwendwa also revealed that the Junior Starlets will be taken to camp in Spain in preparation for the World Cup. This was confirmed by Sports CS Ababu Namwamba during a dinner organized for the Junior Starlets at a Nairobi hotel.##NAJAVA_MECA_8161482##“We are going to put them (Junior Starlets) in camp for 3 weeks in Marbella, Spain for training and then fly directly to the Dominican Republic for the World Cup,” he said.Mwendwa urged Kenyans to start their travel preparations early and plan to travel to the Dominican Republic to support the Junior Starlets.
