Head Coach for the Harambee Stars of Kenya, Sebastien Migne has stressed that he is confident his team will progress from their group at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament set to be hosted in Egypt this month.
Ahead of the prestigious tournament, Kenya has been pitted in Group C alongside Senegal, Algeria, and Tanzania. Whiles many are touting the group as a tough one, Sebastien Migne insists he is confident his men can progress into the knockout stage.
“We have tough teams, Algeria and Senegal. They have been to the World Cup but this is our perfect opportunity to prove to the critics that we have improved and deserved our spot in the tournament,” the gaffer said in an interview yesterday.
The team is currently camping in France in preparation towards the continental showdown. Migne shares that the exercise is important for his side because they are approaching the 2019 AFCON with all seriousness.
“We have not come to Paris and later travel to Egypt to be tourists there, we shall mean business because we all know how important it is for us to qualify for the knockout stages”, he indicated.
He continued, “We don’t care about the pyramids, but what we want is to qualify and continue the journey through the group stages.
The 2019 AFCON will start on June 21 and end on July 19.