NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 25 – Ahead of their debut on the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN), Harambee Stars are beaming with confidence that they’ll do properly on residence soil, with the competitors now eight days away.
Stars have been drawn in a troublesome group that has two-time champions DR Congo and Morocco, in addition to Angola and Zambia.
Despite having their work lower out in opposition to nations seasoned within the competitors, the staff beams with confidence that they’ve what it takes to maneuver by and make the knockout phases.
Speaking to Telecomasia.net, skipper Aboud Omar says that despute their opponents having good historical past within the match, they won’t are available in as underdogs.
“Yes, it’s a robust pool with nations which have been there and performed properly. DRC and Morocco have each received this match twice whereas Angola and Zambia have all the time progressed properly. However, for us, historical past counts for nothing. That was their efficiency then, however soccer is about as we speak,” a assured Omar informed Telecomasia.
He provides; “We respect them and comprehend it is not going to be straightforward, however we aren’t moving into with our tails between our legs. We are going with confidence understanding that we now have an excellent means to compete and compete properly. An instance is within the simply concluded FKF Cup; Nairobi United performed in opposition to probably the most skilled groups within the league and beat them. In the ultimate, they performed in opposition to Gor Mahia, a staff with the best type of historical past within the nation and received. So this reveals that soccer doesn’t respect historical past.”
Kenya opens its marketing campaign in opposition to the DR Congo on August 3 on the Kasarani Stadium.
