Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche insists he is still in the process of rebuilding the side and said better results should be expected after last Saturday’s 1-1 tie against Nigeria during a World Cup qualifier.

The coach was also full of praise for his young players for standing up to the Super Eagles and termed them the real heroes of the country.

Amrouche also downplayed the decision to send him off with a few minutes before the end of the match insisting it was ‘better than having one of his players sent off’.

“For me the most important thing is building a team for the future. The result against Nigeria was great but we cannot read too much into it,” he said.

Amrouche said he has already identified a bulk of the players he wants to work with and, from now on, the focus will be on building their capacity so that they can be able to compete at the highest level.

He said it is too early to say whether the team can qualify for the World Cup, pointing out that a lot of work still needs to be done.

“We must give it time. We cannot expect to reap after just a few months of preparations,” said the coach.