Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is still hopeful that Harambee Stars will bounce back and find a way to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).Kenya’s chances of qualifying for the continental tourney were dented significantly after the back-to-back losses at the hands of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.##NAJAVA_MECA_8415844##Harambee Stars lost 4-1 to Cameroon in a match that was played on Friday 11 October in Yaounde, Cameroon and the double loss was completed on Monday 14 October after suffering a 1-0 defeat in the match that was played at the Nelson Mandela Stadium (Namboole) in Uganda.Cameroon now sit at the summit of Group J with 10 points and have already booked a place in next year’s AFCON and are followed by Zimbabwe with eight points. Kenya sit third with four points and Namibia are at the bottom of the group with zero points.Tactical Analysis: How Harambee Stars managed to contain Cameroon for more than an hourThe table means that Kenya’s fate is now not fully in their hands as they will be hoping to win all their matches and hope that Zimbabwe will also drop points against Cameroon.Even with the slim chance of qualification, Sports CS Kipchumba Murkomen is not about to lose hope noting that there are positives to draw from the match.##NAJAVA_MECA_8415837##“To Harambee Stars, we may have fallen 1-0 to Cameroon today, but our AFCON journey is far from over. There are many positives we can take from this match for our next game. With 1 win, 1 draw, and 2 losses, there’s still much to fight for. On to the next tie in November, unbowed. Great effort here, guys,” he posted on his official social media handles.Kenyan midfielder hoping to complete move to Sweden this monthThe next match for Harambee Stars will be on Monday 11 November away to Zimbabwe before concluding their qualification quest on Friday 15 November at home to Namibia.The last time Kenya competed in the tournament was in 2019 when they were eliminated in the group stage.
