Asha Djafari, Burundi women’s national team captain, is confident in the junior team’s ability to triumph over Kenya and book a place in the women’s U-17 world cup, which will take place in the Dominican Republic from October 16th to November 3rd, 2024.The junior starlets qualified for the fourth and final round of the World Cup qualifiers after beating Ethiopia 3-0 on Sunday at the Ulinzi Sports Complex following a goalless draw in Addis Ababa on May 11, and now look to be one of the three countries from Africa that will qualify for the tournament.Ulinzi tactician calls for proper preparations as U17 World Cup beckons for Junior StarletsFollowing the victory, the junior starlets will now face Burundi, who overcame Djibouti 24-0 on aggregate in a two-legged qualifier. Burundi will host the first leg on June 7th, while Kenya will host the return leg on June 14th. Asha Djafari, who is in the country with Kenyan international Corazone Aquino following a short break in the Tanzanian Women Premier League, believes that Burundi will overcome Kenya in the tie. “I had the privilege of watching the match between Kenya and Ethiopia on Sunday, and they played well. However, I believe that Burundi will win when they meet Kenya. We have a better chance of winning. I’m sorry Kenya and Burundi are going to the World Cup.” ##NAJAVA_MECA_8118090##The captain, who supports her juniors, also spoke to Mozzart Sport about her season at Simba Queens.Mozzart Sport’s FKF Premier League Team of the Season”All is well at Simba. Life is good, and I can’t complain.We’re on a short break, but we’ll be back. “The season is progressing well, and we’re poised to be champions, which was our team’s goal this season.”A DIVING HEADER 🤩@simbaqueensctz’s Asha Djafari has won our #GoalOfTheDay 👏 #CAFWCL | #EmpoweringOurGame pic.twitter.com/OzwnEeZSTP— CAF Women’s Football (@CAFwomen) November 6, 2022 Additionally, the 25-year-old, who has seven goals under her name this season, also left a word of encouragement for young upcoming girls looking to make it in football.”I would encourage upcoming players to work hard, focus on their training, and maintain high levels of discipline. With this, I am confident that their future is bright. There will be challenges, but we must overcome them and perform well at work.”
