Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) champions Tusker will get their journey to the Group Stages of the CAF Champions League underway away against Djibouti side AS Arta Solar 7 on Sunday 11 September.Tusker will play the first leg of the encounter away from home as Arta Solar will host the opening clash at the El Hadj Hassan Gouled Stadium.🏛️| Setting the mood right with a team meeting as we begin our pre-season camp in Mombasa.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/OrpnyYFZy1— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) August 30, 2021 The Brewers have been pitching camp in Mombasa for their pre-season and played against Harambee Stars on Saturday as Kenya steps up their preparations for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier on Thursday against Uganda. In the clash, Jacob Ghost Mulee’s charges won the game 1-0 with Tusker midfielder Boniface Muchiri scoring the lone goal after three minutes of action.The pre-season tour to Mombasa is set to last a week before returning to Nairobi to put in the final touches before travelling to Djibouti for the clash. Tusker have bolstered their squad with the arrival of former custodian Patrick Matasi, Teddy Osok, former Gor Mahia defender Charles Momanyi and the Tanzanian duo of Ibrahim Joshua and Kalos Protus Kirenge.Arta Solar earned a ticket to the Champions League after the team lifted the 2020/2021 Djibouti Premier League champions for the first time in 40 years and also won the double by lifting the Cup.🚃| Mombasa incoming.#TuskerPreSeason#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/K0qqDKRevC— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) August 29, 2021 The Djiboutian champions boast an experienced squad that has former Barcelona and Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, his compatriots Dany Nounkeu and Carlos Idriss Kameni.Also in the squad is former Stade Rennes and West Ham United forward Diafra Sakho who became the first West Ham player to score in six straight Premier League games back in the 2014-2015 season. Arta Solar opted out of the recent regional CECAFA Kagame Cup have been camping in Cameroon in preparation for the CAF Champions League Preliminary Round. ##EDITORS_CHOICE##
