It has been decided by the Kenyan National Examinations Council that eight players would be able to take their exams following the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

The Junior Starlets players had to decide if they wanted to compete in the World Cup or stay behind and take the Form Four exams, which coincide with the competition.

Form Four exams start on October 22, while the World Cup will take place in the Dominican Republic from October 16 to November 3.

In order to enable the girls to take their exams later, the Ministry of Sports and Kenya Federation requested authorization from the Ministry of Education.

However, the KNEC has granted the players permission to sit their examinations after the World Cup.

“As per KNEC policy of handling hardship cases affecting candidates sitting national examinations, the council will liaise with centre managers of the affected six secondary schools and make proper arrangements within the examination period for administration of the 2024 KCSE papers that clash with the World Cup fixtures for the Kenyan team,” said a letter from KNEC.

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Kenya will play England on October 18, Korea DPR on October 20, and Mexico on October 24 in their Group C.