Kenyan fans cannot watch their team in the stadium on Saturday

Egypt's Adnan El Guindy, who heads the Confederation of African Football's security, will oversee a large deployment of Kenyan security forces for the Group Five clash in Nairobi.

His presence on Saturday is intended to bolster Fifa's punishment of Kenya for unruly behavior by a home crowd at a June match against Morocco.

One person was killed and another 15 were wounded in a stampede at the Nyayo National Stadium.

Kenyan official to explain fatality

"Fifa's main concern is that they have punished Kenya and they want the punishment to be fulfilled - that is playing in an empty stadium," said Kenya Football Federation (KFF) general secretary Moni Wekesa.

"Not many people are happy that we are supposed to play in an empty stadium so some may want to force their way in.

"We need security to prevent that."

Wekesa added that 100 police officers under the direct supervision of national police commissioner Major General Hussein Ali will be deployed at Nairobi's 60,000-seat Kasarani Stadium for the match.

He said Fifa had accepted a KFF request for the number of people allowed inside the stadium to be raised from 120 to 450 and that the police would be stationed outside to make sure no more got in.

Fifa slaps Kenya with ban

Last month, Fifa ordered Kenya to play Saturday's match against Tunisia behind closed doors as a penalty for inadequate security and mismanagement at the Morocco match.

The stampede has been blamed on the crisis-ridden KFF's refusal to sell advance tickets in a bid to stem counterfeiting.

Kenya, who lie fourth in Group Five, need to make up a point on third-placed Guinea if they are to reach their second Nations Cup finals.