Despite Harambee Stars having limited or no preparation time, experienced defender Musa Mohammed is confident that the team will have a good outing against South Sudan.Kenya will face the Bright Stars in the first leg of a 2025 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers, opening round, on Sunday at the Juba Stadium.Ordinarily, Stars camp for days or weeks prior to an international assignment but that was not the case in the build up against the youngest football team in the continent. Players named by coach Engin Firat, on Thursday, packed their bags the following day due and had to do light training upon arrival as well on Saturday. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8445501##Musa, who made a return to the team after three years in the cold, says there is sufficient quality in the team to win the match despite not training together for more than two days. “We are ready for the match even though we did not have enough time to prepare. I know the boys are ready to give a good account of themselves on Sunday,” said the central defender. Boniface Muchiri excited by timing of Harambee Stars’ call up after three years outMusa, last secured a call to the team in November 2021 when Kenya was preparing for a 2022 World Cup qualifier double against Rwanda and Uganda.The former Gor Mahia captain will be hoping to earn his first minutes in the national team under Firat as well as help the team sail to the second round. Out of the 25 players, who are in Juba, he is the most senior and there is a possibility of donning the skipper’s armband.Chris Akena looking to emulate two Ugandan legends at Gor MahiaMusa captained Stars in their 2017 CECAFA Senior Challenge title in Machakos and was part of the team that qualified and featured in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt. Meanwhile,Stars will host the second leg against South Sudan on 3 November at the Mandela Stadium in Namboole, Uganda.If Stars will manage to eliminate South Sudan on aggregate, they will face the winner between Rwanda and Djibouti in the final round of the qualifiers.
