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Government promises full support for Harambee Stars after Afcon draw

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohamed has promised full government support for the Harambee Stars in Egypt.

Kenya qualified for the 32nd edition of Afcon and was pooled in Group C during the draw conducted on Friday in Cairo. Senegal, Algeria, and neighbors Tanzania are the Harambee Stars' opponents in the preliminary stage.

Following the draw, Mohamed has declared that the government will support the national team as they strive to navigate the continent’s footballing competition's preliminary stage.

“The government is going to support and ensure Harambee Stars are well prepared both physically and mentally as they face other countries in Group C,” she said in a statement that appeared on her Twitter account.