Big chance for Kenya at AFCON U20

Photo Credit - Football Kenya Federation (FKF).

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Vice-President McDonald Mariga has explained why the Kenya U-20 national team, Rising Stars, should be ready to excel at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.

Participating at this stage of the tournament for the first time, and under the leadership of Salim Babu, they have been drawn alongside record seven-time champions Nigeria, former winners Tunisia and Morocco.

The East African nation will begin their quest for glory with a fixture against Morocco at 30 June Stadium on Thursday. Ahead of their opener, Mariga, who won the UEFA Champions League while playing for Porto, believes the tournament will provide a good opportunity for Kenyan players to attract the attention of scouts, who are in attendance.

“In this tournament, we have many agents who will be scouting for players because this is the right age to find good players to represent their clubs,” said Mariga. “My Message to Kenyan players is that they should give their best because this is where the future begins.”

Kenya will face Tunisia on Saturday, before they wrap up their group stage matches against Nigeria next Wednesday.