The junior national women’s football teams have found out the opponents they will face in their quest of making it to the U17 and U20 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments to be held later onThe U17 side will kick off their qualifiers with an away match to DR Congo in Feb 2024 in the second round before hosting the return tie.The U20 side will also start in the second round as they host Angola in October 2023.Kenya will start the women’s FIFA U20 World Cup qualifying campaign at home against Angola in October 2023.She will then kick off the women’s U17 World Cup Qualifiers starting away to DR Congo in Feb 2024.Kenya starts both competitions in the second round.#FootballKe pic.twitter.com/WXlaXug2AG— Murimi Kipchirnjir (@muriminjirujnr) June 8, 2023 For the FIFA U17 competition qualifiers, a total of 25 nations will be involved in the draw while 35 have been confirmed for the U20 edition in qualifiers that will be contested on a home and away basis.FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Qualifier Format:First Round: Composed of two (2) teams. (The 2 teams are determined according to their participation in the last U17 Women’s World Cup editions).##NAJAVA_MECA_7306211##Second Round: The qualified team from the first round in addition to the twenty-three (23) exempted teams will play in the second round. 12 teams will qualify for the 3rd round.Third Round: The 12 qualified teams will play the third round qualifying 6 teams for the 4th round.Fourth Round: The 6 qualified teams will play the fourth round qualifying three (3) teams for the U17 WWC.Why Olunga is ineligible for a direct move to Everton and England in generalFIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier Format:First Round: Composed of 6 teams. (The 6 teams are determined according to their participation in the last U20 Women’s World Cup editions).Second Round: The 3 qualified teams from the first round in addition to the 29 exempted teams will play the 2nd round. 16 teams will qualify for the 3rd round.Harambee Stars receive 10.7 million from government ahead of Mauritius tripThird Round: The 16 qualified teams will play the 3rd round qualifying 8 teams for the 4th round.Fourth Round: the 8 qualified teams will play the 4th round qualifying 4 teams to the 5th round.Fifth Round: the 4 qualified teams will play the last round qualifying 2 teams to the U20 WWC.Kipyegon eyes another go at 1500m record days after breaking itU20 Women’s World Cup 2nd Round DrawFirst Leg – 6-8 October 2023 Second Leg -13-15 October 2023Morocco VS Burkina FasoGuinea VS NigerMali VS Algeria(Eq.Guinea x Libya) VS EthiopiaSenegal VS BeninMozambique VS UgandaEswatini VS Gabon(Togo x G.Bissau) VS GhanaCongo VS NamibiaEgypt VS Sao TomeCameroon VS BotswanaKenya VS AngolaZambia VS DR CongoBurundi VS South AfricaTanzania VS Djibouti(Mauritius x Chad) VS Nigeria3rd Round First Leg – 10 to 12 Nov 2023Second Leg – 17 to 19 Nov 2023(Morocco x Burkina Faso) VS (Guinea x Niger)(Mali x Algeria) VS (Eq.Guinea x Libya) vs Ethiopia(Senegal x Benin) VS (Mozambique x Uganda)(Eswatini x Gabon) VS (Togo x G.Bissau) vs Ghana(Congo x Namibia) VS (Egyptx Sao Tome)(Cameroon x Botswana) VS (Kenya x Angola)(Zambia x DR Congo) VS (Burundi x South Africa)(Tanzania x Djibouti) VS (Mauritius x Chad) vs NigeriaU17 Women’s World Cup2nd Round DrawFirst Leg – 2 to 4 Feb 2024Second Leg – 9 to 11 Feb 2024Djibouti VS Eq. GuineaEthiopia VS South AfricaBurundi VS BotswanaDR Congo VS KenyaZambia VS TanzaniaUganda VS CameroonNiger VS MoroccoBenin VS AlgeriaLibya VS SenegalLiberia VS MaliBurkina Faso VS Guinea(C.Africa X Mauritius) VS Nigeria3rd RoundFirst Leg – 10 to 12 May 2024Second Leg – 17 to 19 May 2024(Djibouti x Eq. Guinea) VS (Burundi x Botswana)(Ethiopia x South Africa) VS (DR Congo x Kenya)(Zambia x Tanzania) VS (Uganda x Cameroon)(Niger x Morocco) VS (Benin x Algeria)(Libya x Senegal) VS (Liberia x Mali)(Burkina Faso x Guinea) VS (C.Africa x Mauritius) vs Nigeria
