By Kelvin Kirwa
Harambee Stars, coach Sébastien Migné has named the final squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Four players have been omitted from an initial 27-man squad that is in camp in Paris, France. Among them is Christopher Mbamba, who has failed to recover from an ankle injury he picked up in his last match before checking into camp.
Brian Mandela also injured his knee in Monday morning’s training session and has been ruled out of the tournament, while Cliffton Miheso and Anthony Akumu have failed to make the cut.
Musa Mohamed, who picked up a knock in Kenya’s first pre-AFCON friendly match against Madagascar, has been included in the list, as has Abud Omar, who limped off late in the match.
The team is set for their final pre-AFCON friendly match against the Democratic Republic of Congo, to be played on Saturday, June 15th in Madrid, Spain.
Stars will then jet into Egypt on June 19th five days before their opening match of the tournament against Algeria.
Final AFCON Squad
Goalkeepers
Patrick Matasi, John Oyemba, Faruk Shikalo
Defenders
Philemon Otieno, Abud Omar, Bernard Ochieng, Musa Mohammed, Joash Onyango, Joseph Okumu, David Owino, Eric Ouma
Midfielders
Victor Wanyama, Dennis Odhiambo, Erick Johanna, Ayub Timbe, Francis Kahata, Ismael Gonzalez, Ovella Ochieng, Paul Were, Johanna Omollo
Forwards
Masud Juma, Michael Olunga, John Avire