The last time Harambee Stars reached the Afcon finals was way back in 2004 in Tunis, Tunisia under coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee.
Harambee Stars will face Ethiopia for the second time in four days knowing that a win will improve their chances of making it to the 2019 Afcon finals.
In the first leg played at Bahir Dar Stadium, Kenya withstood a tough second half surge by the home side pushed on by a full-to-capacity stadium to pick up a vital point, in a 0-0 draw, that pushed them closer to Cameroon.
Confederation of African Football (Caf) is yet to decide whether or not results picked by teams against Sierra Leone – who are serving a Fifa ban – will stand in the road to qualification, reason why Kenya must win their remaining matches, starting with the fixture against Ethiopia at home.
Mauritian referee Ahmad Imtehaz will be in-charge assisted by compatriots Cauvelet Louis Ralph and Shailesh Gobin as the first and second assistants respectively while Stevie Jean Brandy also from Mauritius to serve as the reserve referee.
There will be issuance of free tickets for the match since Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has said.