AFCON: Inside Sebastian Migne’s Harambee Stars squad, Find out who is in and who is out as Migne goes local

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For the first time in 15-years, national football team Harambee Stars, managed by Sebastien Migne, has qualified for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a game to spare.

At the same time, Kenya’s youth teams also impressed at international assignments this year, giving fans every reason to believe there is plenty of talent for the future.

Harambee Stars head coach Sebastien Migne has named a 25-man provisional squad set to kick off preparations for upcoming African Nations Championship and African Cup of Nations assignments.

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Migne’s team is slowly getting ready for an AFCON qualifier away to Ghana, even though they have already qualified for the showpiece event, with a CHAN qualifier against Burundi in the horizon.

The biannual Africa Cup of Nations football tournament is the continent’s premier national football team competition and Kenya’s qualification to the event, which will be staged either in Egypt, hands Kenyan footballers a unique opportunity to showcase their talent to scouts from all over the world as they come face to face with established teams in African football, namely Cameroon, Nigeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, and Senegal.

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The squad will hold their first training session at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies early next week, with the exception of Gor Mahia players who will have a SportPesa Premier League match a day later against Western Stima.

Here is the squad; Goalkeepers: John Oyemba (Kariobangi Sharks), Farouk Shikalo (Bandari), Brian Bwire (Kariobangi Sharks).

Defenders; David Owino (Mathare United), Philemon Otieno (Gor Mahia), Andrew Juma (Mathare United), Joash Onyango (Gor Mahia), Michael Kibwage (KCB), Elvis Nandwa (Ulinzi Stars), Benard Ochieng (Vihiga United).

Midfielders; James Mazembe (Kariobangi Sharks), Duke Abuya (Kariobangi Sharks), Francis Kahata (Gor Mahia), Cliff Nyakeya (Mathare United), Dennis Odhiambo (Sofapaka), Roy Okal (Mathare United), Teddy Osok (Wazito FC), John Avire (Sofapaka),  Jafari Owiti (AFC Leopards), Abdallah Hassan (Bandari), Whyonne Isuza (AFC Leopards).

Forwards; Allan Wanga (Kakamega HomeBoyz),Piston Mutamba (Sofapaka), David Juma (Tusker) and Sydney Lokale (Kariobangi Sharks).

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