U23 AFCON Qualifers: Emerging Stars take one-goal advantage into Tuesday’s return leg in the Ivory Coast

Kenya’s national Under-23 football team, the Emerging Stars, have taken an important step towards qualifying for the 2027 Africa U23 Cup of Nations after securing a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast in the first leg of their second-round qualifying encounter at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.