Harambee Stars head coach Sebastien Migne will have to do without the services of striker Michael Olunga when they take on Ghana in their penultimate 2019 AFCON Qualifiers slated for Accra on Saturday 23 March.
According to information from the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), the Japanese based striker picked up a hamstring injury in their weekend 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata in which he scored the lone goal; the injury ruling him out of action for three weeks.
In his place, Coach Sébastien Migné has called up Zesco United forward Jesse Were; the striker having missed the initial list much to the amazement of fans.
This comes when the team is set to hit camp on March 17, 2019, in Nairobi, ahead of the Ghana match which is to determine who finishes on top of the group with both teams having already booked their placed in Egypt.
Kenya has, for the first time in 15 years, qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, set to be held in Egypt between June 21, and July 19, 2019. The team is set to pitch a 3-week camp in France ahead of the continental showpiece.