Patrick Matasi of Harambee Stars and Aboud Omar.FKF.

Victor Wanyama and Kenya's key players against Algeria in Afcon 2019 opener

Harambee Stars will be aiming for a good start when they face Algeria in their opening Afcon 2019 Group C match on Sunday.

Kenya, who are making a return to the Africa Cup of Nations finals after a 15-year absence, will also face Senegal and Tanzania in the other two Group matches.

But a win against the Desert Warriors will increase their chances of making it to the knock out stage of the competition for the first time in six attempts.

The last time Kenya took part in the competition was in 2004 in Tunisia when they managed to win their first ever match, a 3-1 win against Burkina Faso.

Below, Goal parades some of the players, who will be relied on to get Kenya the much-needed win.

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