Emerging Stars head coach Stanley Okumbi is satisfied with the quality at his disposal ahead of the CECAFA U23 tournament slated for Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.Okumbi is however yet to name his final squad for the tournament with his provisional squad currently having 26-players who held their final training session on Tuesday 13 July.The tactician who doubles up as the Posta Rangers head coach is confident that his squad packs enough quality to register impressive performances in the tournament.#EmergingStars to kickoff CECAFA U23 Championship campaign against Djibouti👉https://t.co/LA35l9SR9E pic.twitter.com/OzFP7zaAtL— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) July 13, 2021 “There is no excuse not to perform because quality wise I can say we are good, these are players who have been performing at Premier League level, we are set!”“There are some injuries but of course they are not that bad, we are trying to work on them,” Okumbi said in an interview with FKF. The squad also comprises three senior players who are outside the age limit of 23 with Okumbi including Wazito FC skipper Bernard Ocheing’, Kakamega Homeboyz forward David Okoth and Harun Mwale from Ulinzi Stars.The former Harambee Stars head coach is also impressed with the fitness level of his charges with the league having a congested fixture list. #EmergingStars has been pooled in Group C of the upcoming CECAFA U23 Championships👉https://t.co/uNoJMwSCcZ pic.twitter.com/uvFCIpaaPv— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) July 13, 2021 “In the list, we have 80 per cent of the players we wanted before we had like 20 per cent but there are clubs that agreed to release some of their key players who are also our key players,”“We have a very strong squad and a very flexible squad going forward and defending, we have been focusing on our tactical approach because I’m satisfied with the fitness levels as they have been playing in midweek and weekends matches,” added Okumbi.
