Harambee Stars coach Sebastien Migne has insisted he will not be moved by the fans who have been criticising his side after their early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Kenya failed to make it past the Group Stage of Afcon 2009 in Egypt, after losing to Algeria and Senegal and beating East African neighbours Tanzania.
With Kenya facing Tanzania again in a two-legged African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifier starting on Sunday in Dar es Salaam, Migne insists he will continue to do the job and will not be distracted by those criticising his coaching style.
“There are a lot of people in Kenya, who are always ready to criticise but I accept it because criticism is part of my job,” Migne is quoted by the Standard Newspaper.
“I knew this would be part of my job even before coming to Kenya, therefore I’m not under any pressure.
“I am under contract. My passion is my job. I led Kenya back to Afcon after 15 years, so why should I be under pressure? You can decide to talk about pressure, but for me I’m being realistic.”
Sofapaka midfielder Dennis Odhiambo, who has been named the captain of the youthful squad, and Wazito’s new signing Bernard Ochieng, are the only two players who featured for Kenya in Egypt to have made the trip.
Sunday's encounter comes barely a month after the Harambee Stars twice came from behind to beat the Taifa Stars 3-2 during the Afcon East African derby in Cairo.
The winner on aggregate of the encounter will tackle Sudan in the final qualifying round.
