Kenya national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kenya women's national under-17 football team.

The Kenya national under-17 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.^[1][2] The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup and the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.^[3][4]

Kenya U-17

Nickname(s)	Harambee Stars
Association	Football Kenya Federation
Confederation	CAF
Sub-confederation	CECAFA
Head coach	Oliver Page
Captain	Clinton Machaka
Home stadium	Nairobi City Stadium
FIFA code	KEN
First colours Second colours
First international
Kenya  2–0  Somalia (Nairobi, Kenya; 14 April 2001)
Biggest win
Kenya  9–0  Djibouti (Dar es Salam, Kenya; 17 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
Cameroon  7–0  Kenya (Bafoussam, Cameron; 7 August 2016)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	None
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Third-place (2007)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

Team image

Nicknames

The Kenya national under-17 football team has been known or nicknamed as Harambee Stars.

Home stadium

The team play its home matches on the Nairobi City Stadium and others stadiums.

History

Fixtures and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2020

Kenya  v  Ethiopia

13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship	Kenya	2–2	Ethiopia	Gisenyi, Rwanda
16:00	Gachago 14' Rajab 84'	Report	Jiru 61' Nagash 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Umuganda Stadium Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)

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Uganda  v  Kenya

16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship	Uganda	5–0	Kenya	Gisenyi, Rwanda
12:00	Mawa 7' 50' 54' Mutyaba 77' Gava 84'	Report		Stadium: Umuganda Stadium Referee: Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter
1987
1989	Withdrew
1991	Did not enter
1993	Withdrew
1995	Did not enter
1997
1999
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Withdrew
2005	Banned
2007	Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013	Withdrew
2015
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not held
2023	Did not qualify
2025
2026	To be determined
Total	0/20		0	0	0	0	0	0

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	Did not enter
1997
1999
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Withdrew
2005	Banned
2007	Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013	Withdrew
2015
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2023	Did not enter
2025	Did not qualify
Total	0/15		0	0	0	0	0	0

CECAFA U-17 Championship

CECAFA U-17 Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007	3rd Place	–	4	1	1	2	5	10
2009	Group stage	–	3	0	0	3	2	8
2018	4th Place	–	5	1	1	3	6	7
2020	Group stage	–	2	0	1	1	2	7
2022	Did Not participated
Total	4/5	0 Title	14	2	3	9	15	32

See also

• Kenya national football team
• Kenya national under-20 football team