The Harambee Stars squad set to face Mali in the back to back qualifiers of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup has been bolstered by all the stars aboard named in the team. Eight players who travelled with the local team include Al Duhail forward Michael Olunga, Azam’s Kenneth Muguna, Zesco United custodian Ian Otieno, KMC shot-stopper Farouk Shikalo.The Stars have landed. We are in #Morocco to play Mali in our third 2022 @FIFAWorldCup Qualifier#Tunaweza pic.twitter.com/wY6yVBkZhs— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) October 5, 2021 The eight also included Napsa Stars defender David Calabar Owino, Nkana’s Duke Abuya, Simba’s Joash Onyango and Kagera Sugar defender Bolton Omwenga.The above players first jetted to Kenya and travelled with the local-based players to Agadir, Morocco where they will take on the West African heavyweights at the Stade d’Agadir.The clash is set to be staged in Morocco after CAF failed to approve any stadium in Mali leaving the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations runners up to settle for Morocco for their home games.The squad departed JKIA at 12 midnight and travelled for nine hours to Morocco in a chartered flight, making stopovers at Chad and Niger.🛫🛫#Tunaweza pic.twitter.com/lLnO47mdk2— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) October 4, 2021 Joseph Okumu, Abud Omar, Eric Ouma, Richard Odada, Ismael Gonzalez had earlier travelled to Morocco from Europe and arrived before the squad that departed Kenya. Football Kenya Federation (FKF) had earlier revealed that a number of players will join the team in Morocco.The clash is slated for Thursday 7 October with Kenya hoping to get their campaign back on track after draws against Uganda and Rwanda.
