Uhuru promises Harambee stars Heaven ahead of AFCON

Harambee stars have grown to be sweet heart of Kenyan people after a miraculous qualification in the Afcon 2019. This was like a dream come true as the country had experienced the longest dry spell before setting our foot into this international competition.

The last time the country was in Afcon was in 2004 under coach Kimanzi but we were bundled out on group stages.

But seems this is our reaping year.

The President ,Uhuru Kenyatta has joined other leaders to support the National Team as they prepare to go and represent the county in the continental clash. President Uhuru has promised the team support in terms of resources required for the team to prepare effectively in the AFCON 2019.

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This one of the National heritage that The President finds pride in. By this move it means that the nation has all it takes to make the flag of the nation be hoisted even higher during the competition.

This support by the President comes as the  national football team, Harambee Stars has been nominated for the Team of the Year Award by Caf.

Harambee Stars, who are on the brink of qualifying for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations, have been nominated in the category alongside Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Mauritania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

They top group “F” on seven points after four matches. Sebastien Migne’s charges were to host Sierra Leone in round five of the qualifiers but the fixture was cancelled by the Confederation of Africa Football (Caf) due to the West African nation’s suspension by Fifa.

As a result, Stars, who needed a win to proceed, could earn a direct ticket should the situation down in Freetown fail to be resolved by the end of the qualifiers in March.

Thirty-four men players and 15 women players have been nominated for the Player of the Year Award among them Ugandan captain Dennis Onyango and last year’s winner Egyptian Mohammed Salah, who plays for English Premier League side Liverpool. No Kenyan player has made the provisional list, which will be whittled down in the coming weeks,

The winners for the African Player of the Year and Women’s Player of the Year will be decided by a Caf Technical and Development Committee, media experts, legends, coaches of the quarter-finalists of the Caf Champions League Confederation Cup as well as coaches and captains of the national teams of the 54 Member associations that make up the continental football body.

The Awards Gala to honour footballers and officials, who distinguished themselves during the year under review, will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in Dakar, Senegal.

Do you think Harambee stars will shine in AFCON 2019?

 

 

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