This archive report was first published on 8 October 2019.
October 7, 2019, Harambee Starlets will face Black Starlets of Ghana in the Olympic qualifier at Kasarani stadium.
Harambee Starlets coach David Ouma is relying on home-ground advantage as they seek to dispatch Black Starlets of Ghana in today's Olympic qualifier.
The first leg ended in a barren draw away on Friday, and Ouma hopes to turn the tables and make it to the fourth round of the qualifiers.
"We set ourselves up well in the first leg match and contained Ghana away. Now we are back home in a familiar terrain and hope to pick positive results," Ouma said.
"The fact that we have not lost at home in a long time gives us the confidence to push ourselves. In the first leg, we had the possibility of at least three chances and we now understand their weaknesses and strengths and hope to take advantage of the same," he added.
Team captain Dorcas Shikobe attributed the team's barren draw in the first leg to good defending and hopes they will create and convert more chances today.
"Every player is ready for the match and our biggest focus is the Olympic Games. It is what we are expecting and fighting for," Shikobe said.
Football Kenya Federation president Nick Mwendwa praised the team for having made it this far.
"The team has not received any support from the government for the last one year yet they have done very well and we hope they will continue with that kind of performance," Mwendwa said.
