National U20 team head coach Salim Babu says his technical bench has spent considerable time analysing Morocco’s style of play ahead of their opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON U20) on Thursday at the June 30 Stadium in Egypt. Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More NewsAfter more than a month in camp and slightly over a week on Egyptian soil, the Kenyan team, that is commonly known as Rising Stars, will make its debut in the tournament against Morocco from 9pm (East African Time). Morocco are billed as one of the hot prospects of the tournament’s top prize going by their solid investment in youth football and the fact that their squad is littered with players at the professional ranks in Europe. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8894342##However, Babu says he is not afraid of facing them, as he is well armed with proper understanding of their style of play having taken a keen look of their past matches. Speaking shortly after the final training session at the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) National Technical Centre on Wednesday night, the soft-spoken tactician revealed that he was fully familiar with the Atlas Cubs’ style of play which he observed to have similarities to his own philosophy. Harambee Stars prospect bags three individual awards in England”We have an idea of how they play as we have analysed them. They (Morocco) have not had the benefit of watching us play. Their brand of football is almost similar to ours. Our boys are ready. We have done our part in preparing the boys and psyching them up for the game. They are ready,” revealed Babu. Besides preparing the team in line with what he might have spotted in Morocco’s identity, strength and weaknesses, Babu insists that his players are well aware of what is at stake in the tournament. Former Kenya Sevens Captain Humphrey Kayange appointed to prestigious IOC roleThe tactician expressed confidence in the abilities of the 26 players in camp and their preparedness in making the country proud, despite being their first time at the big stage. ” The boys are in good shape and everyone in the team is equal to the task. They all know that we are here to represent the country and everyone back at home will be keenly monitoring our performance. We are not interested in participating and exiting the tournament early,” he said.
