Kenya captain Ochieng unfazed ahead of U20 AFCON clash with Nigeria

“We have been training for the past two weeks, and everything has been going on well as planned. Our intensity has been building, and the confidence has been growing,” Ochieng, who plays for Sofapaka in the Kenyan Premier League, in an interview with Flashscore.

“Despite the change in the draw, we don’t have any fear,  we are ready and prepared to face anyone in the tournament. In fact, facing Morocco is nothing to fear. Before the draw changed, if we had done well in the group stages, it meant we could have come up against them; maybe even in the quarter-finals or semi-finals.

“We were definitely going to play Morocco and the rest of the so-called giants, so we don’t have to fear facing them in the group stage.”

Ochieng added: “We are prepared for the task ahead and we are good to go. As players, we don’t have to blame the weather if results don’t go our way. Most of the players who live in Nairobi sometimes travel to Mombasa to play matches and we end up winning. So we must adapt. We will definitely adapt to the weather.”