Wangaya's plan for Ivory Coast test

Pulse Sports reports that Wangaya has laid out his strategy for facing Ivory Coast in the AFCON U-23 qualifiers, framing it as a game Kenya U-23 can actually win rather than simply survive. The outlet's report doesn't detail the specific shape or personnel Wangaya is leaning on, but the framing alone tells you something: this isn't a side planning to sit back and hope.

Ivory Coast's youth sides carry the weight of a footballing nation that treats age-group football as a genuine pipeline, not a side project. Beating them, or even matching them, is the kind of result that gets noticed well beyond Kenyan football circles. That's presumably the thinking behind going public with a plan before kickoff rather than after.

Fixture details still unconfirmed

The Pulse Sports report that surfaced this story is a headline-led piece, so the finer details, kickoff time, venue, and the exact tactical setup Wangaya has in mind, aren't confirmed. Wangaya's precise role within the Kenya U-23 setup also isn't spelled out beyond the clear implication that he's steering the tactical conversation ahead of this fixture.

A coach doesn't put a strategy out into the public domain ahead of a qualifier against Ivory Coast unless he believes there's a route through. Kenya U-23's build-up to this one will be worth following as more detail emerges.