Mozambique chose to play Kenya during the current international break because they are a strong opponent, coach Luis Filipe Goncalves has revealed.
The South African nation are in Group F of 2021 the African Cup of Nations Cup qualifying alongside Rwanda, Cameroon and Cape Verde.
They will first play the Amavubi in November.
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“This friendly match is very important because Kenya have a good team and we considered their strength before picking them as suitable opponents,” Goncalves told Goal during an open media session at Kasarani.
The tactician singled out the Harambee Stars' Afcon 2019 participation as a metric to measure their strength even though Kenyans failed to advance past the group stage.