CECAFA sides Kenya, Uganda, and Burundi Women’s teams have advanced to the third round of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2024 qualifiers.The Kenya U17 women’s team, Junior Starlets, qualified for the third round following the withdrawal of DR Congo’s U17 girls’ national team from the ongoing qualifiers.“We were looking forward to the match against RD Congo; however, due to recent developments, we won’t be facing them. Nevertheless, this situation presents an advantage as we can now focus on our preparations for the upcoming qualifier against our next opponent,” said coach Mildred Cheche.NSL: Naivas, Mathare United falter in promotion raceUganda Teen Cranes stopped Cameroon 3-1 in an away match played on Saturday to book a slot in the next round on a 4-2 goal aggregate. Burundi who had humbled Botswana 4-1 in the first leg finished the job with a 2-0 win in the return leg.Slyvia Kabene gave Uganda the lead after 23 minutes at the Ngoa Stadium, Ekele in Yaounde after a defensive blunder by the hosts. Two minutes later Esther Nangendo doubled Uganda’s lead with a well-taken direct corner kick that beat the Cameroon goalkeeper.After recess, the hosts tried to fight back and pulled a goal back through Sophie Leman two minutes into added time. But Agnes Nabukenya made it 3-1 for Uganda Teen Cranes.Moses Hassim Magogo, the President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) congratulated the team for the good result.” The Federation will give you all the necessary support to ensure that you progress as far as your capacities can allow,” added MagogoAkodhe confident in Kisumu All Stars promotion chancesAt the National Stadium in Gaborone, Adolphine Rumuri and Rahay-Roy Nzoyikorera scored to ensure Burundi completed the job qualifying on a 6-1 goal aggregate.Uganda will now face the winner between Tanzania and Zambia in the third round, while Burundi will battle Djibouti who earned a walkover over Equatorial Guinea. Kenya who earned a walkover over DR Congo will wait to face the winner between Ethiopia and South Africa in the third round.##NAJAVA_MECA_7868790##The best three teams that win after the fourth round will qualify to represent Africa at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to take place in the Dominican Republic.Additional reporting by CECAFA online
