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Olympics Qualifier: Harambee Starlets to face Malawi behind closed doors

Harambee Starlets will play their return leg match of the Olympics qualifier against Malawi behind closed doors.

The match will be played at Machakos Stadium on September 1 following the unavailability of Kasarani Stadium, the only venue approved by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) for international matches.

According to a letter from Caf seen by Goal, the African body have accepted Kenya’s request to host Malawi in Machakos but without fans.

“Concerning the request received on August 1, 2019 in order to temporarily use Machakos Stadium for the matches involving Gor Mahia FC (Caf CL Preliminaries) August 24 and 25 and the Senior National Women Team (Olympics Qualifiers) on September 1, please note Caf decided to approve your request,” read part of the letter sent to FKF.