Benni McCarthy reveals why Kenya pulled out of the cecafa pre-chan tournament
The main coach National Tim Kenya Benni McCarthy revealed the main reason why Harambee Stars had withdrawn from the Cecafa tournament before Chan, which was used as the breeding curtain in Africa (Chan) in August.
Despite arrival in Arush, TanzaniaTournament country, Kenya drawn in the eleventh hour, referring to inappropriate conditions for team participation and total preparation in front of the chan tournament that will conflict next to Uganda And Tanzania.
Despite Kenya’s withdrawal, the Football Association of the East and Central Africa (CECAFA) would confirm that the tournament would proceed as planned with the hosts of Tanzania in the Uganda in the map, on Tuesday, 22. July.
Kenya pulled out for football reasons
Packing things for the first time since the team arrived from Tanzania, the South African legend said they had receded from the tournament due to the unfavorable conditions and security of the player in front of the tournament.
“Very good to return, a very good environment, is the plant good, yes. I think that Tanzania was an accident, I think we went there with good intentions, but nominally due to football reasons, for football decisions, that was not satisfactory” McCarthy said FlashScore.
“Team, and the technical team, we just said that we are very highly thinking about ourselves and if we want to continue in the tournament, because we could get back to lose their players, because the conditions were not favorable to work in doing things.”
McCarthy continued: “We want all our players and play the highest and highest levels of these reasons, so it’s the best that can be participated in the best possible training because the group we are in the group of death.”
McCarthy said the return Kenya was the best possible way to prepare for Chan, which will pass from 2. To 30. August.
“So if we don’t prepare properly, then we will have shortcomings, and people will ask questions (o) why – if we have difficulty in group stages, why it is.
“Return to Kenya was the best possible way that gives us the best chance to pass group phases, although such a difficult and difficult group. We will be here.”
“I think we were supposed to train really not ideal, and we were basically seven days and we have two days of good training and hoping to be able to return and compete in Chan.
“So for these reasons we were sitting as a team that if the conditions are not favorable, then we return to Kenya, and right trainings and maximize our sessions and our planning, so that it was the main reason, soccer reason, nothing else.”
Harombee Stars, found in a group a – probably ‘group of death’ – will face Dr. Congo, Morocco, Zambiaand Angola in what promises to be a demanding campaign.
