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Kenya coach Firat faces scrutiny over squad selection
Harambee Stars midfielder Austin Odhiambo (right) takes on Zimbabwe Warriors’ Tewanda Jethro during their 2025 Africa Cup of Nation Group “J” qualifier at Namboole Stadium in Kampala, Uganda on September 6, 2024.
Photo credit: Pool | FKF
What you need to know:
- Mulee said Harambee Stars’ performance was also affected by a lack of the crucial home supporters.
- Kenya hosted the match in Kampala since no venue at home meets Fifa and CAF standards for staging international football matches.
Harambee Stars coach, Engin Firat, is again facing scrutiny as he prepares to face Namibia on Tuesday in Kenya’s second 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group ‘J’ qualifier match.
A below-par Kenya were held to a barren draw by Zimbabwe in their opening qualifier match on Friday at Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole in Kampala. One of Kenya’s most successful coaches, Jacob “Ghost” Mulee, has torn into Firat’s squad selection, wondering why the Turkish tactician failed to field an out-and-out striker.
