CHAN 2024: Harambee Stars face Zambia with top finish at stake
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Kenya are determined to secure top spot, which will guarantee a quarter-final match at Kasarani Stadium, supported by their own fans.
The Kenyan national team, Harambee Stars, will face the Chipolopolo of Zambia in their final 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group A match.
The highly anticipated clash is set to take place today, Sunday, 17 August, at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, from 1500 hrs.
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Ahead of the game, Kenya has already secured a place in the quarter-finals while Zambia have already been eliminated.
The match is crucial for Kenya as it will determine whether the Harambee Stars finish top of the table or in second position.
Kenya leads the group with seven points, one more than Morocco and DR Congo, while Angola, who had already been eliminated, have four points.
Kenya's opponents Zambia are bottom of the table with zero points, having lost all their three previous matches.
Should Kenya win the match, they will secure top spot in the group with 10 points and face Madagascar, who secured second spot after their 2-1 win over Burkina Faso on Saturday, 16 August.
Kenya are determined to secure top spot, which will guarantee a quarter-final match at Kasarani Stadium, supported by their own fans.
Should Kenya fail to win and either Morocco or DR Congo triumph, they will finish second and face Tanzania, who topped Group B.
Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy, in his pre-match press conference, said there is more to the match than just the three points.
“For us, tomorrow's game is important. Some people said that we are in the group of death and we would probably finish with zero points, but here we are, top of the table.
So tomorrow is a MUST-WIN game for us to finish top of the table. We want to make a statement tomorrow and win so that nobody says it was by sheer luck,” said McCarthy.
Zambia, on the other hand, are on a mission to get some points on their way out of the competition.
However, coach Avram Grant said that the main intention of their CHAN campaign is to scout players for the national team and to expose them to the outside market.
