National head coach Paul Put has started preparing his team for Africa Cup of Nations (CAP) qualifiers in advance with conditions of bringing in his on assistant coaches.
The Harambee Stars is set to face Ghana as they plan to play at the continental showpiece since 2004 where they were eliminated in preliminaries.
Put says he has already forwarded his proposal to the Football Kenya Federation after the completion of the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup and he expects a response before March when he plans to have his first two friendly matches.
The Belgian tactician hired on a two year contract by FKF last November has been working with former coach Stanley Okumbi and John Kamau as first and second assistant coaches with Haggai Azande as the goalkeeper trainer
The coach says he will not entirely do away with the trio if he gets his way and has his people coming in, saying they will remain part of the team and learn from his new deputies.
“When I came in they asked me to give my best experience. I can only request and explain why I am doing this. It’s the federation to make a decision. The Kenyan people will still be on board, they will be on their side to learn and improve,” Put added.
Put says these changes are meant to ensure the team earns its quest to qualify for the 2019 AFCON in Cameroon and he remains optimistic that they will despite losing the first qualification match away to Sierra Leone.