Rising Stars head coach Salim Babu says there will be room for error in Sunday’s (4 May) U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash with Tunisia at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. Stars will take on Tunisia, from 6pm (East African Time) seeking to breath life into their hopes of qualifying to the knockout stages of the tournament. Kenya launched her campaign with a narrow 3-2 loss to Morocco on Thursday, 1 May, with their matchday opponents falling 1-0 to Nigeria in their opener. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8901605##With Tunisia’s clash potentially making or breaking Kenya’s hopes of reaching the next phase of the tournament, Babu says the only available option for his boys is winning the match.The tactician revealed that the technical bench had spent considerable time to fine-tune the tactics and reminding the players that the match will either make or break their resolve to reach the knockout stage. Two Rising Stars doubtful for U20 AFCON clash with Tunisia”We have prepared well, and the boys understand the significance of the game. They know a loss will seal their fate in the tournament, and a win boosts their chances of making it to the knockout stage. We have to win the match on Sunday. There is no shortcut to it or two ways about it,” said the soft-spoken tactician.Heading to the match, which will later pave way for the encounter between Morocco and Nigeria, Babu says the errors that cost the team three points on Thursday have been rectified. U20 AFCON Diary: Bread goes for Ksh5 with Kenyan athletes more famous in EgyptReviews from the game shows that a simple clearance and not playing to the referee’s whistle resulted to Stars conceding two easy goals against Morocco. “We briefly reviewed the videos of the first match before leaving the stadium. We managed to address the mistakes and lapses in concentration that occurred in the game. Importantly, we reminded them on playing to the whistle and avoiding unforced errors,” said Babu. AFCON U20: Egypt-based Harambee Stars striker backs Rising Stars to advance to knockout stageWhile Babu was available to shed light on the team’s preparations for the match, Tunisia locked their gates despite honouring a press invite from CAF to cover their final training session on time.Tunisia held their final session at June 30 Stadium’s Annex B Grounds, but efforts to gather information from the technical bench were futile.
