Kenya national football team

The Kenya national football team represents Kenya in international football. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA), a sub-confederation of CAF that has jurisdiction in East and Central Africa. The team is colloquially known as the Harambee Stars and plays its home games primarily at the Nyayo National Stadium in the country's capital, Nairobi. The team has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kenya women's national football team.

Kenya

Nickname(s)	Harambee Stars
Association	Football Kenya Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (Central & East Africa)
Head coach	Francis Kimanzi
Captain	Victor Wanyama
Most caps	Mike Origi (120)
Top scorer	Dennis Oliech (34)
Home stadium	Moi International Sports Centre
FIFA code	KEN
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	107 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest	68 (December 2008)
Lowest	137 (July 2007)
First international
Kenya 1–1 Uganda  (Nairobi, Kenya; May 1, 1926)
Biggest win
Kenya 10–0 Zanzibar  (Nairobi, Kenya; October 4, 1961)
Biggest defeat
Kenya 2–12 Ghana  (Nairobi, Kenya; December 12, 1965)[2]
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	6 (first in 1972)
Best result	Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004 and 2019)

History

Kenya has appeared in six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, never reaching second round. The team entered its first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 1974. As of 2018, they have never qualified for the final tournament.

FIFA suspensions and international bans

FIFA suspended Kenya from all football activities for three months in 2004, due to the interference of the government in football activities. The ban was reversed after the country agreed to create new statutes.[3]

On October 25, 2006, Kenya was suspended again from international football for failing to fulfill a January 2006 agreement made to resolve recurrent problems in their football federation. FIFA announced that the suspension would be in force until the federation complies with the agreements previously reached.[3][4]

Kenya are currently coached by Francis Kimanzi.Former mathare united fc coach

Recent history (2004–present)

Kenya qualified for the 2019 AFCON (this was their first appearance in the tournament since their appearance in the 2004 AFCON). The current head coach Sébastien Migné was appointed in May 2018,[5] and since his appointment Kenya has climbed back into the top 100 FIFA ranked nations.[6]

In May 2017, the Football Kenya Federation signed a 3-year partnership with kits manufacturer Mafro Sports to provide the kits for all national teams, as well as junior categories. The national team will use red jerseys for home matches, white jerseys for away matches, and green jerseys for matches played on neutral venues.[7][8]

On September 8, Kenya earned a surprise win over four-time African champions Ghana, winning 1–0.[9]

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify									6	2	2	2	9	8
1978										2	0	1	1	0	1
1982										2	1	0	1	3	6
1986										4	1	1	2	6	10
1990										6	1	3	2	2	4
1994										2	1	0	1	2	4
1998										8	4	1	3	13	14
2002										2	0	1	1	0	2
2006										12	4	1	7	13	18
2010										12	4	1	7	13	16
2014										8	3	3	2	11	5
2018										4	2	1	1	6	4
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total		0/21								68	23	15	30	78	92

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1959	Not affiliated to CAF
1962 to 1970	Did not qualify
1972	Group stage	5th	3	0	2	1	3	4
1974 to 1982	Did not qualify
1984	Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	0	6
1990		8th	3	0	1	2	0	3
1992		9th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Withdrew
1998 to 2002	Did not qualify
2004	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	6
2006 to 2017	Did not qualify
2019	Group stage	17th	3	1	0	2	3	7
2021	To be determined
2023
2025
Total	Group stage	6/32	17	2	4	11	11	31

African Games

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

African Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1965	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973		0	0	0	0	0	0
1978		0	0	0	0	0	0
1987		0	0	0	0	0	0
1991–present	See Kenya national under-23 football team
Total	4/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Gossage Cup / CECAFA Cup

Main article: CECAFA Cup

Gossage Cup Record Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA 1947 Fourth place 4th 1 0 0 1 1 3 1948 Third place 3rd 1 0 0 1 1 3 1949 Fourth place 4th 1 0 0 1 2 3 1950 Fourth place 4th 1 0 0 1 0 4 1951 Third place 3rd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1952 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 8 1953 Third place 3rd 1 0 0 1 1 5 1954 Fourth place 4th 1 0 0 1 0 5 1955 Third place 3rd 1 0 0 1 - - 1956 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 5 7 1957 Third place 3rd 2 0 1 1 4 8 1958 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 3 8 1959 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 7 1960 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 11 1961 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 15 1962 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 0 19 1963 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 5 1964 Fourth place 4th 3 1 0 2 5 10 1965 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 12 1966 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 1 7 Total 20/37 0 Titles 41 4 4 33 37 141 East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup Record Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA 1967 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 3 8 1968 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 0 8 1969 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 12 1970 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 5 1971 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 2 8 Total 5/5 0 Titles 15 2 1 12 10 41

CECAFA Cup Record Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA 1973 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 0 6 1974 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 3 3 1975 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 1 7 1976 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 1 4 1977 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 1 4 1978 Did not enter 1979 Fourth place 4th 4 0 2 2 3 8 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 5 1981 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 3 9 1982 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 3 8 1983 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 3 6 1984 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 4 1985 Did not enter 1987 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 2 3 1988 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 1 3 1989 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 0 1 1990 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 3 5 1991 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 4 7 1992 Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 2 14 1994 Did not enter 1995 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 5 4 1996 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 3 1999 Group stage 10th 2 0 1 1 1 3 2000 Did not enter 2001 Group stage 10th 2 0 0 2 0 8 2002 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 1 3 2003 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 2 6 2004 Group stage 7th 4 1 0 3 7 11 2005 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 7 6 2006 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 0 4 2007 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 2 0 5 3 2008 Group stage 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 2009 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 6 3 2010 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 4 3 2011 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 4 2012 Third place 3rd 6 1 4 1 5 6 2013 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 3 6 2015 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 6 2017 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 9 6 Total 34/38 1 Title 121 29 31 61 99 181

Honours

• CECAFA Cup:
  • Winners (7): 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2013, 2017
  • Runners-up (7): 1979, 1985, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012
  • 2nd Runners-up : 2019

Recent results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

Algeria  v  Kenya

June 23 2019 AFCON	Algeria	2–0	Kenya	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT	Bounedjah  34' Mahrez  43'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Kenya  v  Tanzania

June 27 2019 AFCON	Kenya	3–2	Tanzania	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 CAT	Olunga  39', 80' Omolo  62'	Report	Msuva  6' Samatta  40'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Kenya  v  Senegal

July 1 2019 AFCON	Kenya	0–3	Senegal	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 CAT		Report	Sarr  63' Mané  71', 78' (pen.)	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Kenya  v  Uganda

September 8 Friendly	Kenya	1–1	Uganda	Kasarani, Kenya
	Muguna  51'	Report	Okwi  23'	Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre

Kenya  v  Mozambique

October 13 Friendly	Kenya	0–1	Mozambique	Kasarani, Kenya
15:00		Report	Canhembe  68'	Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

Egypt  v  Kenya

November 14 2021 AFCONQ	Egypt	1–1	Kenya	Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2	Kahraba  42'	Report	Olunga  67'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Kenya  v  Togo

November 18 2021 AFCONQ	Kenya	1–1	Togo	Kasarani, Kenya
19:00 UTC+3	Omolo  35'		Ouro-Sama  64'	Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers against Egypt on November 14, 2019 and Togo and November 18, 2019.[10][11]

Caps and goals updated as of November 19, 2019.[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	1GK	Patrick Matasi	(1987-12-11) December 11, 1987	26	0	Saint George
1	1GK	Ian Otieno	(1993-08-09) August 9, 1993	3	0	ZESCO United
23	1GK	Timothy Odhiambo	(1997-07-08) July 8, 1997	0	0	Ulinzi Stars
3	2DF	Erick Ouma Otieno	(1996-09-27) September 27, 1996	25	0	AIK
12	2DF	Mike Kibwage	(1997-10-01) October 1, 1997	14	0	KCB[13]
5	2DF	Joash Onyango	(1993-01-31) January 31, 1993	11	0	Gor Mahia
2	2DF	Joseph Okumu	(1997-05-26) May 26, 1997	8	0	IF Elfsborg
13	2DF	Samuel Olwande	(1989-04-12) April 12, 1989	3	0	Kariobangi Sharks
4	2DF	Haron Shakava	(1993-12-27) December 27, 1993	2	1	Nkana
22	2DF	Johnstone Omurwa	(1998-08-08) August 8, 1998	1	0	Mathare United
19	2DF	Hillary Wandera	(1992-01-05) January 5, 1992	0	0	Tusker
12	3MF	Victor Wanyama (captain)	(1991-06-25) June 25, 1991	60	7	Montreal Impact
6	3MF	Anthony Akumu	(1992-10-20) October 20, 1992	42	0	Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
8	3MF	Johanna Omolo	(1989-07-31) July 31, 1989	30	4	Cercle Brugge
10	3MF	Eric Johanna Omondi	(1994-08-18) August 18, 1994	26	4	Jönköpings Södra
7	3MF	Timbe Masika	(1992-09-10) September 10, 1992	24	4	Reading
20	3MF	Whyvonne Isuza	(1994-11-08) November 8, 1994	12	1	Leopards
15	3MF	Kenneth Muguna	(1996-01-06) January 6, 1996	9	1	Gor Mahia
16	4FW	Cliff Nyakeya	(1995-01-11) January 11, 1995	2	0	FC Masr
17	3MF	Lawrence Juma	(1992-11-27) November 27, 1992	2	0	Gor Mahia
14	4FW	Michael Olunga	(1994-03-26) March 26, 1994	40	18	Kashiwa Reysol
11	4FW	Jesse Were	(1989-04-19) April 19, 1989	25	1	ZESCO United
9	4FW	John Mark Makwatta	(1992-04-01) April 1, 1992	11	0	ZESCO United
21	4FW	Boniface Muchiri	(1996-08-26) August 26, 1996	0	0	Tusker

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Kenya squad within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	John Oyemba	(1993-06-03) June 3, 1993	2	0	Kariobangi Sharks	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Farouk Shikalo	(1996-12-10) December 10, 1996	1	0	Bandari	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Musa Mayieko	(1991-06-06) June 6, 1991	44	0	Nkana	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Bernard Ochieng	(1996-01-25) January 25, 1996	5	0	Vihiga United	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Owino Odhiambo	(1988-04-05) April 5, 1988	57	2	ZESCO United	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Philemon Otieno	(1992-10-18) October 18, 1992	11	0	Gor Mahia	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Aboud Omar	(1992-09-09) September 9, 1992	38	0	Free Agent	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Kahata Nyambura	(1993-07-04) July 4, 1993	38	2	Template:Country data tz simba fc	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Paul Were	(1993-10-08) October 8, 1993	35	3	Egaleo	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Ismael Athuman	(1995-02-01) February 1, 1995	11	0	Las Palmas B	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Ovella Ochieng	(1999-12-23) December 23, 1999	19	2	Vasalunds	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Dennis Odhiambo	(1985-03-18) March 18, 1985	33	1	Sofapaka	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	John Avire	(1997-03-12) March 12, 1997	3	0	Tanta SC	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Masoud Juma	(1996-02-03) February 3, 1996	9	3	JS Kabylie	2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Managers

Source : RSSSF

Ray Bachelor (1961) Jack Gibbons (1966) Elijah Lidonde (1967) Eckhard Krautzun (1971) Jonathan Niva (1972) Ray Wood (1975) Grzegorz Polakow (1979) Stephen Yongo (1979) Marshall Mulwa (1980–83) Bernhard Zgoll (1984)

Reinhard Fabisch (1987) Christopher Makokha (1988) Mohammed Kheri (1988–90) Gerry Saurer (1992) Mohammed Kheri (1995) Vojo Gardašević (1996) Reinhard Fabisch (1997) Abdul Majid (1998) Christian Chukwu (1998) James Siang'a (1999–00)

Reinhard Fabisch (2001–02) Joe Kadenge (2002) Jacob "Ghost" Mulee (2003–04) Twahir Muhiddin (2004–05) Mohammed Kheri (2005) Bernard Lama (2006) Tom Olaba (2006) Jacob "Ghost" Mulee (2007–08) Francis Kimanzi (2008–09) Antoine Hey (2009)

Twahir Muhiddin (2009–10) Jacob "Ghost" Mulee (2010) Zedekiah Otieno (2010–11, caretaker) Francis Kimanzi (2011–12) Henri Michel (2012) James Nandwa (2012–13, caretaker) Adel Amrouche (2013–14) Bobby Williamson (2014–16) Stanley Okumbi (2016–17) Paul Put (2017–2018) Stanley Okumbi (2018) Sebastien Migne (2018–2019) Francis Kimanzi (2019–)

References

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13. "Player: Michael Kibwage | FoStats". www.fostats.com.

External links

• Kenya at FIFA.com
• FoStats.com – Database of all Kenyan players and coaches
• Futaa.com – Kenyan Football Portal