Kenya’s national soccer team h♏ead coach Engin Firat reiterates that qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), and a strong push for a slot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA and Mexico remain top of his priority.
Kenya’s Harambee are fourth in Group F of the World Cup qualifiers with five points, and their journ♉ey to qualify for AFCON 2025 starts this week.
We picked back-to-back points against African champions Ivory Coast and our neighbors Burundi, but I believe we should have had more. Despite that, I know that we are still in the race to qualify. We can dream about it, and for the remaining gameꩵs of the group, we will work hard to win.
Engin Firat, exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
Kenya has never qualified fo❀r the World Cup. However, for USA ’26, Firat promised the team would give a strong shot.
Meanwhile, his immediate concern is the 2025 AFCON qualifiers, with Kenya play💃ing back-to-𓂃back matches against Zimbabwe and Namibia.
These are two very di🎉fficult games. Zimbabwe have a lot of individual qualities in their team and will not be an easy opponent. Namibia have become a very strong side and we saw how they performed at the last Cup of Nations. We have to tr🌱y and get at least four points from these two games.
Engin Firat, exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
Kenya plays Zimbabwe ⛎on Friday, and face Namibia, four days later.