Kenyan international Ismael Gonzalez is revelling after his recall to the Harambee Stars squad and his adamant of a positive result against Mali.Harambee Stars take on the West African heavyweights in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Thursday 7 October in Morocco after CAF failed to approve any stadium in Mali.Gonzalez last earned a call up in the disastrous 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Comoros that ultimately cost Kenya a place in the continental tourney.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 26-year-old could not hide his delight upon making a comeback to the national team set up and was confident of getting one better of Mali.”Everything is good so far, it’s always an honour to come back to the National Team and I’m so happy. Mali have a good team just like us so it’s another match we will play and see what happens,””We have a strong team that has quality and power, so why not?” said the Real Murcia midfielder. The last time Gonzalez featured for Harambee Stars was the first 2019 Africa Cup of Nations encounter against Algeria despite being called for the Comoros game. He will come into the squad brimming with confidence after scoring on his Real Murcia debut last weekend that earned them victory against Alzira. #Crónica | El Real Murcia logra tres puntos de oro ante la U.D. Alzira#RealMurciaAlzira— Real Murcia CF, SAD (@realmurciacfsad) October 3, 2021 Another one of those players who has made a return to the team is Abud Omar who was also ecstatic to make a comeback noting the significance of the call-up. “It feels good again playing for the National Team so it’s something very important if you are playing abroad, it’s such a good feeling and I’m happy and humbled to be in the National Team,” said Abud.
