Harambee Starlets in high spirits as they leave for Ghana

Harambee Starlets head coach David Ouma heads to the third-round Olympic Qualifiers clash against highly ranked Ghana with what could be the youngest squad the team has ever fielded as Kenya looks to go past the West Africans and move closer to their Olympics debut.

Two new players, attacking midfielder Eliabeth Katungwa and Gaspo Youth’s full-back Quinter Atieno, who made the cut in Ouma’s final squad are expected to fight for space against players who did duty against Malawi in the second-round competition.

The team is set to travel to Accra, Ghana, today ahead of the first leg match scheduled for Friday with the return match set for Nairobi four days later.

“I am impressed by the team developments so far and I have ensured I have a squad of young quality players. Our stay in camp has majorly concentrated on technical and tactical aspects of the game as the players are physically fit and that gave us enough time to prepare for the matches against Ghana,” he said.

He added: “We have also prepared mentally and strategically for the back-to-back matches as we will have little time to recover after the first leg before playing the home match. If we can hold them in Accra and get an away goal it will be a big boost to our campaign.”