{"id":55012,"date":"2023-09-24T17:06:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T17:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=55012"},"modified":"2023-09-24T16:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:39:25","slug":"wafcon-kenya-hopes-to-emerge-as-winners-over-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/wafcon-kenya-hopes-to-emerge-as-winners-over-cameroon","title":{"rendered":"WAFCON: Kenya hopes to emerge as winners over Cameroon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Kenya is brimming with confidence ahead of Friday\u2019s 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier away to Cameroon.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here because we prepared well. We are very confident,\u201d Kenya head coach Beldima Odemba told a pre-match press conference on Thursday. \u201cWe are not coming for a draw, we are coming to win. We are very determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameroon respects the determination of their opponents to win the match, said Cameroon head coach Jean Baptiste Bisseck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no small teams today. We are very confident about ourselves. We believe we have what it takes to deliver,\u201d Bisseck said.<\/p>\n<p>Cameroon will travel to Kenya for the return leg next Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The winner in the two-legged qualifier will face either Gabon or Botswana in the second round, with the winner of that tie securing automatic qualification for the 2024 WAFCON in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Kenya is brimming with confidence ahead of Friday\u2019s 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier away to Cameroon. \u201cWe are here because we prepared well. 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