Francis Kimanzi is upbeat Kenya will overturn a 2-0 loss to Sudan in Khartoum and progress to the final round of the Africa U23 Cup of Nations cum Olympics Qualifier.
The Emerging Stars – the National U23 team – has an uphill task in the return leg having gone down to Sudan in the first leg away.
Speaking after he jetted back with the squad, Kimanzi termed the results “disappointing” but remained upbeat of a positive outing in the reverse fixtures on Tuesday.
“We still have a chance on Tuesday in spite of the two-goal deficit and I am confident that we’ll get a positive result,” he said.
Kimanzi has beefed up the squad with a late call of Mathare United midfielder James Kinyanjui.
Kinyanjui became the fourth Mathare United player alongside Andrew Juma, David Owino and Arnold Onyango to have been called to the Emerging Stars squad.
The aggregate winner will face either Libya or Nigeria in the third and final qualifying round.
The third round winner will grace the Africa U23 Cup of Nations, set to be held in Egypt in November 2019.
The tourney will act as a qualifier to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.
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