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Four physiotherapists and two doctors supported the injury recorders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 2-day Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) inter-provincial football tournament for female players in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament is organised by a non-governmental organisation (NGO).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>938 females divided into three age groups (under 13\u2005years (U13), under 16\u2005years (U16) and over 16\u2005years (O16)).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main outcome measurements<\/jats:title><jats:p>Overall injury incidence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>123 injuries occurred in 106 matches. The incidence of all injuries was 93.3 injuries\/1000\u2005h. Players in the U13 (relative risk (RR)=2.16, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.5; p=0.002) and U16 (RR=2.17, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.5; p=0.002) age groups had an increased risk of injury compared to the O16 group. Most injuries allowed the players to continue to play (n=98 of 121; 81%). For 15 (12%) of the injuries the player did not continue to play but was expected to fully participate in the following match, and eight of the injuries (6.1 injuries\/1000\u2005h) were expected to result in the player's absence from play for 1\u20137\u2005days. The injuries most commonly affected the lower limb (n=100; 82%); contusions to the ankle (n=15; 12%) and foot\/toe (n=15; 12%) were the most common specific injury types. Most acute injuries (89 of 113, 79%) were caused by player contact.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The incidence of injuries among female youth football players in a national tournament in Kenya was high, but time-loss injuries were rare. 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