The stage is set for today’s (Tuesday 8th Oct 2019) second leg of the Olympic qualifiers where Harambee Starlets face off with their Ghana counterparts at the 60,000 seater Moi International Sports Centre(MISC) Kasarani.
Both teams settled for a barren draw in the first leg played over the weekend in Ghana. The match is set to kick off at 4 pm EAT
Harambee Starlets, held their final training session yesterday (Monday, October 7, 2019), ahead of their eagerly awaited clash against Ghana.
Starlets safely jetted back into the country on Sunday, October 6, 2019, from Ghana where the team took part in the first leg of the Qualifier against the Black Queens which ended in a 0-0 draw.
“I am happy with how my team played in Ghana as we had good defense organization that hindered Ghana chances to score against us,” said the Harambee Starlets coach, David Ouma.
He continued to say, “I have high expectations for a positive result in the game tomorrow since we are playing at home, in familiar grounds. We have learned Ghana’s strengths and weaknesses as a team and will use them to our advantage.”
The winner of Tuesday’s clash will proceed to the tournament’s fourth qualifying round.
Forward Mwanahalima Adam, meanwhile, expressed optimism that they will finish the job on Tuesday.
“We played according to the coach’s instructions and achieved the result we wanted. Our hope is that fans will come out in large numbers to support us on Tuesday as we look to get a win that we really need,” she said.
FKF President, Nick Mwendwa, meanwhile, expressed optimism in the game tomorrow.
“Ghana is a strong team that has reached the world cup and had never drawn with any other team so far apart from us, therefore, I feel the team is ready to play the game and give us a positive result,” said the president, Nick Mwendwa.
