Photo shared by Radio Jambo presenter Fred Arocho on Facebook on Monday evening shortly after Harambee Stars landed in Guinea-Bissau. Arocho traveled with the team. |
Harambee Stars held their first training session at the Estadio Lino Correia in Guinea-Bissau, shortly after arriving in the West African nation on Monday evening.
Coach Stanley Okumbi was impressed by his charges' sharpness and focus, and expressed optimism about getting a positive result.
Kenya faces Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday night in a crucial AFCON 2017 qualifier.
A win will revive Kenya's hopes of appearing at the continent's greatest football showpiece for the first time since 2004.
Kenya and Guinea-Bissau are tied at the bottom of Group E, with one point from two matches, but Harambee Stars is ranked higher on goal difference.
Congo-Brazzaville and Zambia lead the group with 4 points, but Chipolopolo are ranked second due to an inferior goal difference.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | — | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Possible qualification based on | — | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | — | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | — |
Table showing Kenya's position and upcoming fixtures in Group E of the AFCON 2017 qualifiers.
Leaders from the 13 qualifier groups and the two best second-placed teams will qualify for the tournament. Gabon have already qualified as hosts.
With that, Harambee Stars have to get six points from Guinea-Bissau and results against Zambia and Congo-Brazzaville to assure themselves of a top spot.
Kenya drew 1-1 away to Congo-Brazzaville in June last year, before losing 2-1 at home to Zambia in September.
Below is the video of Harambee Stars training in Guinea-Bissau.
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