Kenya national under-20 football team
Appearance
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Nickname(s) | Harambee Stars | ||
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Association | Football Kenya Federation (FKF) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (Central & East Africa) | ||
Home stadium | Moi International Sports Centre | ||
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U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Round 1 (1979) | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | None |
The Kenya national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, represents Kenya in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.[1]
they also participate at the CECAFA U-20 Championship wich serves as a qualifier to the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations they won it twice in 1971 and 1999 and they have been Runners-up twice 1973 and 2019.[2]
Honours
[edit]- CECAFA U-20 Championship:
- Winners (2): 1975, 1999
- Runners-up (2): 1973, 2019
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA U-20 World Cup record
[edit]FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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2011 | |||||||
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2019 | |||||||
2023 | |||||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||||
Total | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kenya U20". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "AFCON U-20 QUALIFIERSHosts Tanzania to face Kenya in Africa Cup of Nations U-20 CECAFA qualifiers". cecafaonline.com. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.