The Kenya U20 team will this evening take to the pitch in Lilongwe, Malawi, against the hosts, needing at least a draw to lift the Four-nation U20 title. The match starts at 4 PM EAT.The Rising Stars started their campaign with an emphatic 3-1 win over Zimbabwe on Friday at the Bingu Stadium and head to the same stadium knowing that avoiding defeat in the game will see them declared champions in the competition.##NAJAVA_MECA_7975734##This came despite the confusion surrounding the absence of coach Salim Babu, who is the Rising Stars’ head coach in Malawi. The soft-spoken tactician did not travel due to a lack of travel documents, and his assistant Anthony Akhulia stepped in to guide the team past Zimbabwe.The hosts won their opener against Zimbabwe 3-2, meaning Kenya, with a goal difference of +2, tops the group and needs to win or draw to deny the home team any chance of piping them to the title.Kenya put in a mature display to whitewash Zimbabwe, a game that they would have easily won by a bigger margin had they been more clinical upfront. But coach Anthony Akhulia was appreciative of the win. “It was a very difficult game, but I congratulate the boys because we played a team that we had not watched before, and the important thing is we won,” said the tactician.Akhulia added that taking on the hosts on Sunday afternoon will not be an easy task with the whole nation behind them. “The next game will not be easy either because we are playing the hosts, and they have the home support, but we will give our best in that game,” he added.On Saturday, Harambee Stars whipped Malawi Flames 4-0 in the seniors’ tournament to secure a passage to the final, and the Rising Stars have a chance to complete a double over the host nation on Sunday afternoon.Rising Stars probable lineup against Malawi: Starting XI: Issa Emuria, Ochieng Baron, Masinza Junior, Opande Faiz, Suleiman Manzur, Omondi Stanley, Owande Elly, Ouma Timothy, Koloti Christopher, Munyao Linus, Kitsao Hassan.Subs: Barasa Ibrahim, Onyango Joseph, Owino Joshua, Collins Ochieng, Ochuoga Paul, Murage James, Omondi Andres, Junior Tyron, Ezekiah Dalphene, Irungu Sigmunn, Owuor Syphas, Rabok Ryan.Change of roles for Amos Wanjala in Spain
