A past U-17 women match. [PHOTO/kbc.co.ke]

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Kenya has withdrawn from the FIFA Under 17 Women qualifiers competition citing inability by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to raise a team.

In a letter sent to FIFA and CAF, FKF through its CEO Robert Muthomi said the qualifiers were scheduled to commence at a time most students will be preparing for their end-year exams.

Kenya was to play Ethiopia between October 13th and 15th.  

The preliminary round attracted ten countries with all battling it out for a first round slot.

This decision comes at a time the national women U20 team is just a step away from participating in the U20 World Cup set to be played in France in 2018 after they trounced Ethiopia 4-3 on aggregate to book a date with Ghana.