Chemelil Sugar assistant coach Charles Odera believes Sadio Mane's return could be a blessing in disguise for Harambee Stars.
Kenya will play Tanzania in the next Group C match after losing to Algeria 2-0 in the opener and will have to end the group duties against Senegal where Mane is expected to feature.
Mane was suspended for Senegal's first match against Tanzania following two bookings in their previous qualifying matches against Equatorial Guinea on 17 November and Madagascar on 23 March.
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"If Mane plays, his team will want to play all the balls to him and even Mane can turn out to be selfish in the match against Kenya you never know.