Harambee Stars defender Joseph Okumu is a high doubt for the next international break after picking an injury while in training.Kenya will face Cameroon in a double header during the October international break as both teams look to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) that will be held in Morocco.Coach Engin Firat’s headache in preparing for the match might have just started with news that his key defender might as well miss the match as a result of a groin injury.Date and time of crucial Junior Starlets friendlies ahead of World Cup debutOkumu’s coach at French club Stade de Reims Luka Elsner delivered the not so appealing to the Stars’ camp news.Speaking to the media ahead of Reims’ league match against French champions PSG, Elsner said that Okumu’s injury will need time to be assessed.“Okumu is absent because of an injury to the abductor sustained in training and we will have to assess each week but he is not ready for the PSG match,” said Elsner.Okumu captained Harambee Stars in Kenya’s first two games in Group J against Zimbabwe and Namibia respectively in the absence of captain Michael Olunga and was a key figure who led the team to get four points.##NAJAVA_MECA_8350696##The former Chemelil Sugar defender has now missed the last three games for his club and in his place, Elsner has chosen Ivory Coast defender Cedric Kipre to fill his shoes and partner his countryman Emmanuel Agbadou at the heart of Reims defense.Until Okumu’s injury concerns are sorted, Firat will have to assess his options at the center of his backline for the Cameroon clash.Harambee Stars will travel away to Cameroon to face the Indomitable Lions on Monday, 7 October before hosting the return match on Tuesday, 15 October.Is Victor Wanyama living on borrowed time at Montreal?Kenya currently sits at the Summit of group J with four points, same to Cameroon and the double header will be a key indicator as to whether the national team will make take a plane to Morocco next year.
