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Where it went all wrong for Harambee Starlets

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Harambee Starlets players in a training session at Kasarani Annex. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya's national women's football team, Harambee Starlets, saw their dreams of participating in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) shattered for the second time after a 2-1 aggregate score defeat to Botswana on Tuesday.

Both teams had a chance to secure a coveted spot in the continental games set to be held in Morocco, but it was Botswana who emerged victorious, denying Harambee Starlets the opportunity to replicate their 2016 heroics.

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