A section Kenya players staged a quiet protest on Thursday over their Ethiopian Airlines flight to Accra for today's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana, fearing they could be involved in an air crash.
According to the report by the Nation newspaper on Saturday Kenya FA officials had booked Ethiopian Airlines but the team wanted to use another airline.
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The Harambee had to be persuaded before they finally agreed to board the flight fearing what has happened few days ago when a Nairobi-bound Ethiopia Airlines flight ET 302 crashed killing all passengers on board.
Their fear was also exacerbated by the fact that a football official was also among of those who perished when the airline crashed few minutes after take off.
A source who spoke to the publication revealed that two senior players asked the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to change their flight.
However, this was not possible because it was late. Ethiopian Airlines was also the cheapest option available.
He vowed to ensure that the same did not happen again, adding that the team only agreed for the sake of the country.
While it's still not clear why the team had refused to board the flight at first, many believe that the incident had something to do with the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash near Addis Ababa on March 10.
All the 157 people who were on board died when Nairobi-bound flight ET 302 plunged into a field in Bishoftu.
The crash was the deadliest in the state carrier’s history since it began operating in 1946.