Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat will have his coaching masterclass put to test on Thursday evening when he lines up his troops against Mali in the third 2022 World Cup qualifier at the Stade Agadir, Morocco.Firat was appointed the new Stars boss last month on a tw0-month long contract replacing Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee who parted ways on mutual consent.##NAJAVA_MECA_5876786##During his unveiling, the Turkish gaffer vowed to get Stars qualification back on track and his quest will come under sharp scrutiny from the star-studded West Africans who lead group E with four points.Stars opened their qualification campaign with a barren draw against a visiting Uganda before picking a point away to Rwanda who rallied from a goal down to force a share of the spoils.Harambee Stars head to head record against MaliWith the pool still wide open to the four teams, Firat will be hoping that he will defy odds and lead Kenya to her maiden win against Mali who will miss their industrious holding midfielder Yves Bissouma.The indefatigable Brighton midfielder was dropped from the squad on suspicion that he was carrying a knock but the latest reports from England suggest that he is a guest of the state after he was marched out of a nightclub in the wee hours of Wednesday.English Premier League ace set to miss Harambee Stars clash after being arrestedFirat who prior to departure did not hide his affinity for free-flowing football and the significance of giving every player a chance to prove himself as well as the young ones is expected to name a strong squad for the match owing to the profile of the players who made to the final squad.Mood 😄#Tunaweza pic.twitter.com/BxKMX402Tm— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) October 6, 2021 With the Spain based Ismael Gonzalez, Abud Omar, Joash Onyango and David Odhiambo back in the squad after missing the previous matches, Firat is spoilt for choice in all departments as apart from the foreign based players who trooped back to the squad, their local based counterparts have also proved to be good if their performance in the last assignments is anything to go by.Ismael Gonzalez delighted by return to Harambee StarsKenya has faced Mali twice with the first encounter played in 1972 ending in 1-1 draw with the second one played during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations finals going 3-1 in favor of Mali.While Kenya will be gunning for their first win in the group, Mali who will have to play the home game away after CAF were unimpressed with the state of their facilities will vest their hopes in the big names in their squad and stretch their tally to seven points. The squad has a large percentage of its players plying their trade in the revered European leagues.