Kenya’s U20 football team has been pooled in Group B of the upcoming Cecafa Cup tournament set to be held in Uganda from September 21.
The Rising Stars will face Ethiopia, Zanzibar and Tanzania in the regional tournament while Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti will face off in Group A.
Burundi, South Sudan and Somalia constitute Group C and the top three teams from Group A and B will progress to the quarter-finals and will be joined by the top two nations from Group C.
The Kenyan team is expected to resume training on Sunday under coach Stanley Okumbi who has reduced the number of players to 27 with Joshua Nyatini and Musa Masika of Wazito FC and Kariobangi Sharks goalkeeper John Bwire all making the cut.