Kenya U20 assistant coach Anthony Akhulia says the Rising Stars are raring to write history by becoming the second Kenyan football team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.The Kenya U17 girls will forever be remembered as the first Kenyan football team to seal a place in the FIFA World Cup after punching a ticket, back in June, to the finals set for next month in the Dominican Republic. With Rising Stars gearing up for the AFCON U-20 qualifiers set for Sunday 6 to Sunday 20 October, Akhulia says the ultimate goal is to become the first male football team to play in the World Cup. ##NAJAVA_MECA_NaN##Stars are in Group A of the qualifiers alongside; hosts Tanzania, Rwanda, Sudan and Djibouti and will need to reach the final to book a place in the continental showpiece. Thereafter the team will have to reach the semis of the Africa Cup of Nations to secure a ticket to the World Cup which Akhulia believes is well within their reach. Gor Mahia midfielder reveals what Al Ahly told him after CAF Champions League encounter”We need to write history just like our girls. It will be a big motivation for the country football-wise if the Rising Stars qualify for the World Cup. Our football is growing and if the youth teams make it to the top level consistently, the senior ones will also be in there in future,” he said. While the Bidco United tactician retains high hopes of being in the World Cup, he understands that the team has to win the CECAFA qualifiers first.The CAF A license holder, who serves as an assistant to Salim Babu, says the team has memories from the Four Nations Tournament loss to Malawi and will seek to bring glory back home next month.FKF issue statement on Shabana’s clash against Posta Rangers after referees disappearStars lost the Four Nations Tournament final 3-1 to Malawi back in March in a game that Akhulia served as interim head coach as Babu did not travel to Lilongwe.”We hope Kenyans will back us up as usual and we will not disappoint. We have reached the final before and we are preparing to win the cup this time round,” he said.Meanwhile, the duo of Stanley Wilson and Louis Ingavi are expected in camp before Monday.
