体坛英语资讯：Kenya to play Egypt, Morocco in North Africa U-18 football tourney
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 31-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Federations">Federations</span> <span word="under">under</span>-18 <span word="football">football</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> 4 <span word="to">to</span> 11.</p><p><span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="FKF">FKF</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="Mwendwa">Mwendwa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="under">under</span>-17 <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span>," <span word="Mwendwa">Mwendwa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="robin">robin</span> <span word="format">format</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precursor">precursor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="assignments">assignments</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Federations">Federations</span> (<span word="UNAF">UNAF</span>).</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> 33 <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="CECAFA">CECAFA</span> <span word="U">U</span>-17 <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="continuity">continuity</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CECAFA">CECAFA</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="scouting">scouting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span>," <span word="CECAFA">CECAFA</span> <span word="U">U</span>-17 <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Amenga">Amenga</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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