Jesse Were Returns As Kimanzi Names Harambee Stars Squad For Uganda Friendly
22nd August 2019
The friendly match will be played on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi.
- Zesco United FC forward Jesse Were was the most notable inclusion into the Harambee Stars team for the Uganda friendly as new head coach Francis Kimanzi named his squad on Thursday morning
- The squad largely features players who took part in the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt with notable inclusions being Were and Kakamega Homeboyz FC midfielder Moses Mudavadi
- Tottenham Hotspur FC midfielder remains captain as Bandari FC’s Nicholas Meja and Boniface Muchiri of 2016 SportPesa Premier League winners Tusker FC also received maiden call-ups to the national team
NAIROBI, Kenya-
Zesco United FC forward Jesse Were was the most notable inclusion into the
Harambee Stars team for the Uganda friendly as new head coach Francis Kimanzi named
his squad on Thursday morning.
The friendly match will be played on Sunday, September 8,
2019 at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi.
The squad largely features players who took part in the
Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt with notable inclusions being Were and Kakamega
Homeboyz FC midfielder Moses Mudavadi.
Were’s exclusion from the Africa Cup of Nations squad
despite his rapid goal-scoring form for his club, sparked vast debates online
and the Kenyan faithful will be pleased to see him back in the team.
Tottenham Hotspur FC midfielder remains captain as Bandari
FC’s Nicholas Meja and Boniface Muchiri of 2016 SportPesa Premier League
winners Tusker FC also received maiden call-ups to the national team.
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Coach Kimanzi has also named 10 players in a reserves list
who could be called upon in case of injury to the called up players.
This will be his first game in charge alongside his
assistant Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno, who were unveiled as the duo in charge of
Harambee Stars on Tuesday morning in Nairobi.
Kimanzi takes over for his second stint as head coach following
the resignation of Frenchman Sebastian Migne earlier this month.
Migne was responsible for guiding Kenya to the 2019 Total Africa
Cup of Nations finals in Egypt, after a 15-year hiatus where they could only
manage a third-place Group C finish.
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Harambee Stars
Provisional Squad
Goalkeepers
Patrick Matasi (St. George SC, Ethiopia), John Oyemba
(Kariobangi Sharks, Kenya), Faruk Shikalo (Young Africans SC, Tanzania)
Defenders
Joseph Okumu ( Real Monarchs FC, USA), Mike Kibwage (KCB FC,
Kenya), Joash Onyango (Gor Mahia FC, Kenya), Benard Ochieng (Wazito FC, Kenya),
Abud Omar (Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania), Erick Ouma (Vasalunds IF,
Sweden) Nicholas Meja (Bandari, Kenya), Samuel Olwande (Kariobangi Sharks,
Kenya)
Midfielders
Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspurs FC, England), Francis
Kahata (Simba SC, Tanzania), Boniface Muchiri (Tusker FC, Kenya), Kenneth
Muguna (Gor Mahia FC, Kenya), Duke Abuya (Kariobangi Sharks FC, Kenya), Ismael
Gonzales (UD Las Palmas FC, Spain), Cliffton Miheso (Gor Mahia FC, Kenya),
Johanna Omolo (Cercle Brugge, Belgium), Ayub Timbe (Beijing Renhe FC, China),
Cliff Nyakeya (FC Masr, Egypt), Erick Johanna (IF Brommapojkarna, Sweden),
Moses Mudavadi (Kakamega Homeboyz FC), Whyvone Isuza (AFC Leopards SC)
Forwards
Michael Olunga (Kashiwa Reysol FC, Japan), Jesse Were (Zesco
United, Zambia), John Avire (Sofapaka FC, Kenya)
Reserves
Goalkeepers
Timothy Odhiambo (Ulinzi Stars, Kenya)
Defenders
Johnstone Omurwa (Wazito FC, Kenya), Brian Otieno (Bandari,
Kenya), David Owino (Mathare United, Kenya), Hillary Wandera (Tusker, Kenya)
Midfielders
Dennis Odhiambo (KCB, Kenya), Lawrence Juma (Gor Mahia,
Kenya),
Forwards
Nicholas Kipkirui (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Enosh Ochieng (Ulinzi
Stars, Kenya), Timothy Otieno (Tusker, Kenya)