Migne announces Kenya's AFCON provisional squad

Sebastien Migne

Tuesday May 14, 2019. 15:00

Kenya head coach Sébastien Migne has named the provisional squad for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.

The squad largely features players who took part in the qualification phase.

The Harambee Stars are scheduled to jet out to Paris, France on May 31, 2019, and has already been booked at the French Rugby Federation, Marcoussis Cedex where they will hold a 19-day residential camp before flying out to Cairo Egypt, on June 19, 2019, in time for the continental showpiece.

Football Kenya Federation has also secured two friendly matches in France, against Madagascar on June 7, and the Gambia a week later, on June 15, 2019.

Kenya will play their Group C AFCON matches at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo.

The first match will see Stars face Algeria on June 23. Tanzania will be up next on June 27, before Harambee Stars wind it up with a match against Senegal on July 1, 2019.

AFCON Provisional Squad

Goalkeepers
Patrick Matasi, Farouk Shikalo, John Oyemba, Brian Bwire

Defenders
David Owino, Brian Mandela, Musa Mohammed, Bernard Ochieng, Joseph Okumu, Joash Onyango, Eric Ouma, Aboud Omar, Philemon Otieno

Midfielders
Victor Wanyama, Ismael Gonzalez, Athony Akumu, Dennis Odhiambo, Johanna Omollo, Francis Kahata, Paul Were, Eric Johanna, Clifton Miheso, Ovella Ochieng, Ayub Timbe

Forwards
Michael Olunga, Masoud Juma, Christopher Mbamba, John Avire, Allan Wanga, Whyvhonne Isuza