Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has suffered double injury blow ahead of Kenya’s upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Eritrea and Guinea.This follows injuries to the England-based duo of Zech Obiero and Louis Millard who suffered the unfortunate while in action for their respective clubs.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsObiero suffered a hamstring injury during his Gillingham debut against Rochdale on Saturday, a match the League Two side won 4-1.The attacking midfielder, who joined Gillingham on loan from Leyton Orient on transfer deadline day, was forced off in the first half.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936487##Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth admitted that Obiero’s injury does not look good, expressing his disappointment at seeing the 19-year-old suffer what he described as his first hamstring problem.“Zech on a stretcher is not looking great. Will has walked off the pitch and felt something. We will have a look at that. I am really gutted for Zech Obiero. It is the first time that he has done a hamstring like that,” Ainsworth told the club’s media.Millard, meanwhile, was withdrawn shortly after coming on as a substitute for Swindon Town during their 3-1 victory over Colchester United on Saturday after suffering a shoulder injury.Kenyan striker nets hat-trick as Tanzanian side record big CAF Confederation Cup winThe extent of the 18-year-old’s injury remains unknown, potentially leaving McCarthy facing uncertainty over the availability of two of his England-based youngsters for the upcoming qualifiers.Millard had only recently earned praise from Swindon head coach Ian Holloway, who hailed the teenager’s composure and impact after making his debut.“To have that composure, I think he is just enjoying himself,” Holloway told Swindon Town media.“He asks me every day, ‘What can I do? Where can I go?’ We have to be really careful with 17, 18-year-olds… you have to put them in and take them out, but oh my God! To come on like that and finish with such aplomb was beautiful.In fact, the lads were laughing after… that confidence. I wish I was young; I was never as good as that. Well done.”Gor Mahia wipe away CAF Champions League defeat to Egyptian giants with millions of shillingsHolloway has also expressed his delight at seeing Swindon’s academy products make an impact after the club released several youngsters last summer.“I’m so proud to tell them and our fans that we have got some of our own, and I do believe they’re good enough because I hated letting everybody go last year,” he said in a separate interview, as quoted by the Swindon Advertiser.“My staff have said, ‘Just wait a minute, Gaffer’, and then they showed me Louis. The impact he’s made is amazing, because he’s fresh, he’s young, he’s up for it, and he’s running.”TACTICAL ANALYSIS: How former FKF PL star forward is taking the South African league by stormMcCarthy will now hope both players make swift recoveries, with Kenya set to face Eritrea and Guinea in crucial AFCON qualifying assignments.