Kenya coach Ken Odhiambo has discussed how they managed to beat COSAFA Cup champions Zambia in the opening Group B match on Thursday evening.The Stars put in a good show to claim a 2-0 win, an unforeseen victory that took them to the top of Group B. First-half goals from Austin Odhiambo and Patrick Otieno helped Kenya claim a victory in the tournament they were invited to after Malawi opted out.##NAJAVA_MECA_8187174##It was an overall good display from Kenya at both ends, stopping a Zambia side that had been backed to cruise in the game, as Kenya traveled with an untested youthful side aged 23 and below.After the win, Odhiambo, who is the Harambee Stars assistant coach but currently in charge of the team in South Africa, said that the plan was to get early goals in the match. Despite getting the goals and the win, the tactician was not fully satisfied.“We knew that if we scored early goals, they would come at us, and we could hit them on the counter. However, that strategy didn’t work very well, and it’s an area we need to improve. Now, this game is behind us, and we are looking ahead to the Comoros game. If we win, we will be in the knockout stages,” he said.Bruno pleased with Otenga’s performance in 2024, targets promotion next year”We knew it wasn’t going to be easy; in fact, this was the game we expected to be difficult. In the first half, we aimed to score early goals so that in the second half, we could ensure they played in front of us.”He added that crucial to stopping the Chipolopolo was preventing them from getting crosses into the area, meaning Kenya had to defend well.”When we arrived, we recognized they were a strong side. Our goal was to deny them by not allowing them to pass in the passing lanes and to make sure they couldn’t bring in those crosses because they were trying to spread us wide.”Kenya will play Comoros at 1 PM on Sunday.Gor Mahia set to hit training ahead of Kagame Cup
