Starlets Set for Ghana Showdown in Tokyo Olympics Qualifier

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Nyakundi Report

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Primary source Kenyan Digest archive

This archive report was first published on 18 September 2019.

Kenya's Harambee Starlets are set to face Ghana in the third round of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifier, with the first leg scheduled for October 4 in Ghana.

According to Football Kenya Federation (FKF), the team will depart for Ghana on October 2 and return a day after the match.

The Starlets will then host Ghana in the return leg four days later, on October 8, at a venue yet to be confirmed.

The winner of the tie will advance to the penultimate stage of the qualifiers, with the overall winner heading to the 2020 Olympics and the first runners-up playing against the second-placed team from the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).

Kenya beat Malawi 5-3 on aggregate in the second round, while Ghana thrashed Gabon 5-0 on aggregate.

The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in a friendly match at Kasarani in November last year.

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