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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Football Kenya Federation (FKF) deputy president Doris Petra\u00a0believes Harambee Starlets can still qualify for the 2023 Fifa Women\u2019s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand despite CAF handing Morocco the 2022 Africa Women\u2019s Cup of Nations hosting rights.<\/p>\n

Kenya had planned to submit a bid of hosting the continental showpiece that will see six teams earn a ticket to represent Africa at the World Cup only for CAF to grant the rights to Morocco last month.<\/p>\n

The tournament was initially supposed to be held in Congo Brazzaville, but was moved to South Africa before they also withdrew from staging it forcing the continental body to look for an alternative host.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese girls are eager to qualify for the 2023 World Cup and I think it\u2019s achievable because they have shown determination and desire to reach that level,\u201d said Petra on the sidelines of FKF\u2019s Annual General Meeting at Safari Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially, we intended to bid for the hosting of the 2022 AWCON but before the process had even been opened CAF gave the hosting rights to Morocco.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to host it and use it as a stepping stone of qualifying for the world cup. But all the same, we are ready to compete and I believe with determination and support the girls will make it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starlets were supposed to start their AWCON qualification campaign against Tanzania in April 2020, but the match was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n

But it is evident that women\u2019s football has shown some significant growth in the country with Kenyan players starting to attract interest from top clubs in Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: Football Kenya Federation (FKF) deputy president Doris Petra\u00a0believes Harambee Starlets can still qualify for the 2023 Fifa Women\u2019s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand despite CAF handing Morocco the 2022 Africa Women\u2019s Cup of Nations hosting rights. 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