NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 20 – Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy says the four-nation pre-Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) coaching event in Arusha shall be key in getting his costs prepared for his or her debut subsequent month.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania shall be joined by CHAN defending champions Senegal in a mini-tournament in Arusha from September 21 to behave as their ultimate heat up earlier than the tourney kicks off on August 2.
Speaking to Telecomasia.net, McCarthy says it’s essential to have such an setting earlier than the event.
“This may be very essential for us as a result of this crew has not had any pleasant matches and enjoying three very robust international locations is essential for us to know precisely the place we’re and take a look at what we now have been engaged on for the previous couple of weeks. It will give us a sign of what to enhance or work on few days earlier than the event. I consider as a coach I wanted this for the crew to be prepared for CHAN,” the coach said.
The crew landed in Arusha on Saturday, and can play their first recreation of the four-nation tourney in opposition to hosts Tanzania on Monday.
The Harambee Stars have performed just one pleasant match, in opposition to a neighborhood choose facet in Kenya, dropping 2-1.
In Arusha, they are going to play spherical robin matches in opposition to the three international locations, giving the coach a view of the place the crew is at earlier than their opening recreation in opposition to DR Congo on August 3 on the Kasarani Stadium.
