Gus Logie?s men jet off for Africa tonight full of confidence and ready to take on the mighty Kenyans.

The national side, who are basking in the glory of World Cup qualification and an unprecedented $11m Government handout, face a gruelling two days of travelling ahead of their tie with Steve Tikolo?s men on Sunday in Windhoek, Namibia.

After an overnight flight to London, the players will do the best to grab some shut-eye in some afternoon hotel rooms during the 15-hour layover before they fly off late in the evening for another overnight flight to Namibia?s capital.

Logie?s men will then have three days to get in shape for the clash with the 2003 World Cup semi-finalists in their three-day ICC Intercontinental semi-final.

?I think they will be okay,? said Logie, whose side were spared a marathon 49-hour journey via Dubai after some serious lobbying by the Bermuda Cricket Board.

?The long journeys are all part of the process at this level of cricket and I think the guys will be fine. Some might not have flown for more than a couple of hours before but we had that with the trip to Ireland earlier in the summer and it is all part of the learning experience for the side.

?We have made a point of making the most of this downtime when travelling. Of course there is plenty of time for sleeping ? and I am always one who sleeps on flights of any length ? but we also try and use the time constructively, having team meetings, talking about tactics and ideas and the players are encouraged to talk among themselves about their games and what will be required of them.?

Logie has shunned the opportunity to play warm-up games upon arrival ? Kenya punctuated their journey with matches against Zimbabwe A ? instead choosing to work through practice sessions and mock scenarios.

?We maybe could have tried to arrange something but I think there is more to be gained this way,? said Logie, who visited Namibia in 1999 when coach of the West Indies Under-19s.

?In a game not everyone gets all the playing time you would want at least if we work through scenarios in training sessions we can work on things we need to and make sure everyone gets acclimatised and gets a chance.

?It is also important to avoid picking up any last-minute injuries. We will have time for team meetings and to concentrate on what we feel is important and then we can go into the game against Kenya with the right sort of preparation behind us.?

Logie?s man are in action on Sunday for three days and a victory will see them book a place in the final against the winners of UAE and Ireland next Thursday.

If they should lose their opener, Bermuda would take on the host Namibians in two one-day internationals before jetting back.

?I think everyone is confident and anxious to get out there and play,? continued Logie, who added all the players were volunteering for extra practices even on supposed rest days.

?As I have said before, we cannot underestimate the Kenyans. We are babies compared to them in terms of international experience and they are going to be a good side.

?But we are also a good side and if the players perform the way we know they all can then we are capable of getting the result we want.

?We have already shown our strength this summer both in Ireland and in Canada where we played very well to get to this stage and the players will be keen to continue that good form.?

He added that the players and himself now felt extra responsibility now that the Government has injected $11m into the sport.