- Fans were confused after the main players of Harambee Stars, such as Michael Olunga, were left out of the CHAN 2024 squad
- Head coach Benni McCarthy released a temporary squad to play in the August tournament, which Kenya will prepare together
- Mohamed Bajaber loved by fans and best scorer of this season, Moses Shumah, are leading with only one month
The head coach of the Kenyan men’s national football team, Benni McCarthy, launched a temporary squad on Wednesday evening for the upcoming African Nations (CHAN) tournament.
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Kenya will participate in the tournament with its East African neighbors, Uganda and Tanzania.
When does the Chan competition start?
Chan will start dusting on August 2, when Tanzania clashes with Burkina Faso at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam.
The first game of Harambee Stars It will be a day later at Kasarani Stadium when they face the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Who will the Harambee Stars fight on Chan 2024?
Kenya was placed in a difficult group when the draw was held at the Kenyatta international conference hall on January 15.
After the DRC, Harambee Stars will play Angola before fighting against Morocco, who, like the DRC, have won this competition twice.
McCarthy’s charges will conclude their group campaign against Zambia.
“This is a death group. This is a great game, and it just means that we have to prepare well. Now that the tournament is postponed, we have time to prepare the team,” Said FKF Deputy President McDonald Mariga at the time.
Comments on the Harambee Stars squad that will participate in Chan 2024
As usual, Kenyans appeared on social networks to comment on the McCarthy squad.
Many users questioned why the South African specialist cheated on them as Michael OlungaEric ‘Marcelo’ Ouma and even Victor Wanyama, who almost returned to the international squad last month.
Samuel Kafuka said,
“Where is the Himselfu!
Kiptoo Victor said,
“Where is Ogada?”
When Shirt Giddeeone said,
“What happened to the Super Captain Olunga!”
Why Olunga, animals are not included in the Chan squad
No, McCarthy has not made a mistake, nor has the country’s most famous players have left the former Manchester United coach.
Chan is a competition set aside by CAF which only local players can participate.
“Unlike the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), the CHAN tournament includes the only players playing in their domestic leagues. That means that no European stars – only local talent represents their countries,” As mentioned on the CAF website.
“It is a show of the best home players in Africa, often providing ways for stars who are emerging to get overseas movements.”
So, on the part of Kenya, McCarthy can only rely on players playing in the Kenyan Premier League.
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Olunga, Animals, Marcelo, Joseph Okumu, Timothy Ouma and other players in the overseas will return to the squad in September Harambee Stars when they play Gambia in the World Cup qualifier.
The Harambee Stars squad will participate in the Chan tournament
In the absence of regular heavy strikers, McCarthy has collected a squad of players who attracted his eyes in the last season.
The winner of the gold shoe Moses Shumah of Kakamega Homeboyz leads the squad alongside Emmanuel Osoro, who explained himself well in June friendly matches.
The fastest Mohamed Bajaber is in the squad with last season’s MVP, Austine ‘Rolls Royce’ Odhiambo.
Two defense players Stars Chakeen Muteheli and Staphod Odhiambo, and Keith Kariobangi Sharks have received their first call.
The team will report to the camp on July 10 to begin preparations for the tournament.
Are Kenyan stadiums ready for the CHAN 2024 competition?
Kenya took significant steps on July 1 after the Minister of Sports Salim Mvurya handing over the Kasarani Stadium to the Internal Organizing Committee.
The stadium, capable of taking on 55,000 fans, which will host the finals on August 30, has been undergoing renovations.
Mvurya revealed that Nyayo Stadium would be ready after a few days.
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