Defender Musa Mohammed has been ruled out of the Harambee Stars friendly match against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.
Stars who are camping in France ahead of the continental showpiece — the Africa Cup of Nations — will face off with DRC in their second and final pre-Afcon friendly match away in Madrid, Spain.
The Nkana FC defender is still recovering from an injury and Coach Sébastien Migne has made a pronouncement that he will not be risking his main back up after Brian Mandela was rule out of the forthcoming championship.
“We will not risk fielding Musa because our priority is our match against Algeria. In his absence we have an opportunity to see what other players can offer,” Migne said.
The match, slated for Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Estadio de Santa Ana in Madrid, Spain, starting at 7pm EAT, comes after Kenya beat Madagascar 1-0 in the first pre-Afcon friendly played on Friday last week.
Mine has expressed optimism that Musa will be fit in time for Afcon and that he has enough depth to plug in the void.
Migne further issued a rallying call to fans to create a positive vibe around the national team as they prepare to go back to the continental stage for the first time in 15 years.
“Don’t forget where we were one year ago. The players have achieved something fantastic. We are not a high-level team, we are on the way, and we can only get to the top if Kenyans support us,” he said.
The team is currently in the second of its three-week camp at the French Rugby Federation in Paris, France.
Ahead of the friendly match, Stars will jet out to Madrid on Saturday and are scheduled to arrive in Spain at 2pm.
The team will then fly back to France on Sunday, three days before their scheduled departure to Cairo, Egypt, on June 19, 2019.
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