Olunga a big doubt as Firat weighs Stars’ attack options
Harambee Stars striker Benson Omala controls the ball past teammate John Avire during their training session at Police Sacco Stadium on September 1. 2024. The team is prepearing for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Richard Odada, Rooney Onyango, Austine Odhiambo and Timothy Ouma are among the midfielders who made the last cut.
The rest are experienced Anthony Akumu, Kenneth Muguna, Eric Johanna, Chris Erambo and Duke Abuya.
All eyes will be on Onyango and Odhiambo as they have been impressive at both club and national level.
Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat faces the headache of filling in a worthy striker to replace captain Michael Olunga, should the Qatar-based forward not pass a late fitness test for Kenya’s opening 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group “J” qualifier against Zimbabwe on Friday.
Kenya will play this home match at Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda since no local venue meets Fifa and CAF standards for hosting international football matches.
