Kenya vs Eritrea Live Streaming, Kick-Off Time & Where to Watch Info - AFCON Qualification

Kenya are beginning their AFCON qualification journey by hosting Eritrea in their Round 1, Group D opener. They are grouped with South Africa and Guinea, so reaching the top spot will be a challenge.

The Kenya national football team are already qualified for the main tournament as hosts, but they need to play these qualifier rounds just to ensure fair competition for each and every team involved.

Although their ranking in this group stage won't matter much, it will be important for Benni McCarthy to see the level of readiness among his players and chalk out some key points to make their pre-tournament preparation ever more finer.

The Harambee Stars finished fourth in their group in the African World Cup qualifiers, thereby missing out on a place in the global gathering event. Nevertheless, they would look to qualify for their 7th AFCON tournament in history next, and their first since appearing in the 2019 edition.

Kenya have never managed to make it past the group stages, something McCarthy would like to rewrite if they manage to achieve qualification. On the other hand, the Eritrea national football team faltered in the semifinals of the African Nations Championship to Ethiopia, losing 6-0 on aggregate in 2024.

They played two friendlies next against Niger, picking up a draw and a defeat. However, they managed to turn things around with a 4-1 aggregate win over Eswatini in the preliminary round of the AFCON qualifiers.

The head-to-head record has a very small sample size, as the two teams have met just once back in 2019, when Eritrea bagged a 4-1 win over Kenya in the CECAFA Championship.

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Kenya vs Eritrea: Match Information

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium

Date: 26th September, 2026

Kick-Off Time (GMT): 1:00 PM

Referee: Mohamed Athoumani

VAR Referee: N/A

Kenya vs Eritrea: Injuries

Michael Olunga is unavailable for Kenya, while Eritrea has no injury concerns ahead of this AFCON qualifier. Seven of their players who participated in the win over Eswatini have defected and sought asylum in South Africa. This has forced the federation to field foreign-based players rather than relying on local support.