Captain of the Kenyan national team, Victor Wanyama will miss his country’s crucial 2019 AFCON qualifier against Ghana and it seems a major blow for the Harambee Stars as described by their press.

In an interview with Kumasi based FOX FM, Sports Director of Kenyan based Capital FM, Alex Isobuke stated that the absence of the Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder leaves a big vacuum in the team.

Kenya’s new coach Sebastien Migné called up 38 players to camp for the encounter with Ghana including Wanyama, but the former Southampton star failed to turn up as he probably focuses on securing his position at club level.

The decision left Migné furious but the Frenchman has been compelled to make do with the materials available to him as he prepares to guide Kenya to his first competitive match since his appointment in May.

Despite the availability of Michael Olunga to lead the attack, Kenya’s top journalist Alex Isobuke believes Wanyama’s absence has dealt Kenya a major blow against the Black Stars come Sunday in Nairobi.

“Yes it’s a major blow because remember that he is the leader of the team, and he has not played for Tottenham Hotspur this season in the English premier league because of injury”, Alex told FOX 97.9 FM.

Wanyama has recovered from his injury and could have played for his nation but he sat back for reasons better known to him, but Alex is hopeful of good performance from the available players.

“We however have so many players who play at his position but remember that Wanyama has been pivotal, but I think we have players like Johanna Omollo, Eric Ouma and even Eric Omollo who is going to fit in that position, but yes, we’re really going to miss him.

We have Michael Olunga from Japan who is going to play the forward line but the team is going to miss the captain Victor Wanyama “, Alex lamented.

Kenya will hope to pick their first win against Ghana on Sunday after losing their opening qualifier 2-1 away to Sierra Leone in March under the then coach Stanley Okumbi.