Harambee stars Captain Michael Olunga has exuded confidence as the National team gears to play South Sudan at the Moi Sports Centre, Kasarani Stadium.
Kenya beat Qatar 2-1 in their first friendly match held in Qatar, and will be looking to get the same result when they take on South Sudan today evening at 1600hrs EAT.
Harambee Stars will be without defender Johnston Omurwa and winger Ayub Timbe as he aggravated an earlier ankle injury he picked before international duty.
Omurwa’s Portuguese club CF Estrela de Amadora has requested for his return as they have a crucial game against FC Porto this weekend, according to Coach Engin Firat.
“Ayub Timbe got injured again and his ankle was swollen even after the game so it was not possible for him to come and he went back to China,” the coach explained.
“For Johnstone his situation was a little bit different. The club has a difficult match against Porto and the club asked for support to have him back. Johnstone has worked hard to get into the team and we thought for this and also good relation with the club in the future, we let him go back to Portugal,” noted the tactician.
Timbe featured as a substitute against Qatar in Doha, but was pulled out again in added time for Brian Mandela. The winger, who plays for Nanjing City in China, had picked up the injury in club duty and was a doubt for the game.
Meanwhile, Omurwa partnered Joseph Okumu in defense and the two had a brilliant game with good understanding between each other.