Rising Starlets edge out Tanzania to keep World Cup dream alive

The Rising Starlets (in red) of Kenya and the Tanzanite Queens of Tanzania in the first leg of their FIFA U20 Women's World Cup qualifier at Ulinzi Sports Complex on February 7, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Rising Starlets beat Tanzania 1-0 in the first leg of the third round of the 2026 Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup in a tightly contested match played at Ulinzi Sports Complex.

Ulinzi Starlets striker Elizabeth Mideva netted Kenya’s all-important goal at the death to give the junior side an edge ahead of next Saturday’s return match set for the Azam Sports Complex in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.