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What Kenya needs to end a 14-year absence at Africa’s biggest tourney

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Eric Johanna Omondi (C) of Kenya celebrates with teammates Dennis Odhiambo (L) and Aboad Omar after scoring against Ethiopia during their AFCON 2019 qualifier match at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on October 2018

National football team Harambee Stars can dream of playing at next year’s biggest tournament on the continent in Cameroon, if Sunday’s 2019 AFCON Group F qualifier 3-0 win over Ethiopia’s ‘Walya Antelopes’ at Kasarani Stadium is anything to go by.

This generation of players proved their worth with a fantastic collective performance in front of a capacity 60,000 crowd when it mattered most.

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