Zimbabwe coach Michael Nees (57) believes his troops are now focused on taking on Kenya in their Group J opener of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

“First of all, we thank God to be here in Uganda, the weather conditions are extremely good, I am sure the training pitch is one of the best in the whole of Africa and we appreciate the support we got, really we cannot complain and we thank FUFA for that,” Nees told Zimbabwe Media.

“Our first training was not intense because we only arrived, we had a long stopover in Nairobi, but our focus is already towards the game, we want to increase the intensity and get ready, we are satisfied and it gives us a great chance to start well.”

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe will miss the services of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle defender Brendan Galloway, who has been ruled out owing to injury.

However, the Warriors have been boosted by the return of winger Khama Billiat. Billiat, who plays for Yadah Stars, announced his retirement from football and was immediately drafted into the Zimbabwe squad for the AFCON opener.