The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw was released on Friday in Egypt ahead of the tournament set to kick off on June 21, 2019.

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Harambee Stars was placed in group C, alongside Senegal, Algeria and Tanzania. 

English side Liverpool FC’s Sadio Mane is one of the star men in the Senegalese side Harambee Stars players will face.

Harambee Stars Captain Victor Wanyama who plies his trade with Tottenham Hotspur has now revealed what he told Mane after the draw.

"We are in a tough group but we can manage (to progress) if we plan well and I am confident because the whole team has really improved in the last couple of years. I spoke to Mane after the draw and informed him that he should expect a tough game," Wanyama told Nation Sport.

Wanyama and Mane featured together for Southampton a few years back before joining Spurs and Liverpool respectively.

Stars will be back in AFCON action for the first time since 2004 in Tunisia. That year, the Kenyan team was in the same group with Senegal.

They lost 3-0 against the Taranga Lions and 3-1 to Mali before beating Burkina Faso 3-0 in the last group match.

Concerning the draw, the midfielder indicated that Harambee Stars can do wonders in Egypt.

“Yes we can,” Victor Wanyama posted on Facebook shortly after the draw was released.