The Junior Stars, Kenya’s U-17 boys team, are ready to take on the region’s top teams in the Total Energies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations CECAFA Qualifiers 2024, which will be held in Kampala, Uganda, from December 14 to December 27, 2024.
Placed in Group B, the Junior Stars will face Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan in a bid to secure their spot in the continental championship.
The action kicks off for Kenya on December 15, 2024, with a showdown against South Sudan at 2:00 PM EAT at Nakivubo Hamz Stadium. The team will return to the same venue on December 18, 2024, for their second match against Somalia, also scheduled for 2:00 PM EAT.
Kenya’s group stage will conclude with a decisive clash against Sudan on December 20, 2024, at 4:00 PM EAT at St. Mary’s Kitende Stadium.
The team joined camp on Monday, December 2, 2024, and travel to the host nation on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
CECAFA Qualifiers 2024 Fixtures
15/12/2024: South Sudan vs Kenya (Nakivumbo Hamz Stadium, 2 pm)
18/12/2024: Kenya vs Somalia (Nakivumbo Hamz Stadium, 2 pm)
21/12/2024: Sudan vs Kenya (St Mary’s Stadium, 4 pm)
Semi-Finals
24/12/2024: semi-final 1 Group B winner vs Group A Runners up (Nakivumbo Hamz Stadium, 2 pm)
24/12/2024: Semi-final 2 Group A winner vs Group B Runners up (Nakivumbo Hamz Stadium, 5 pm)
3rd Place Match
27/12/2024 – Semi-final 1 loser vs Semi-final 2 loser (Nakivumbo Hamz Stadium, 1 pm)
Final
27/12/2024 – Semi final 1Winner vs Semi final 2 Winner (Nakivumbo Hamz Stadium, 4 pm)
Kenya’s U-17 National Team Provisional Squad for AFCON U-17 CECAFA Qualifiers Named
