Despite Kenya not earning a place among the 32 nations set to grace the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, the country will have two Kenyan-born players at the intercontinental tourney.Thomas Deng and Awer Mabil all play for Australia and are both of South Sudanese descent who were born in one of the largest refugee camps in the world, Kakuma.US-based Kenyan midfielder set to launch foundation in MumiasAustralia head coach Graham Arnold included both players in his 26-man squad that will do service in Qatar as the nation hopes to punch a ticket to the knockout phases for the first time since 2006.Deng is a 25-year-old center back who plies his trade with Japanese club Albirex Niigata and has had stints in Australia before moving to the Netherlands and finally making the switch to Japan.##NAJAVA_MECA_6816164##The defender has four older siblings, as well as a half-brother who lives in Uganda while his older brother, Peter Deng, has represented South Sudan at senior level.Mabil is single handedly responsible for sending Australia to the World Cup after his penalty in the Intercontinental Playoff against Peru sent the Aussies to Qatar.Clarke Oduor features in English FA Cup victoryThe 27-year-old has since moved to LaLiga side Cadiz where he has featured seven times but is yet to find the back of the net as he has mostly been used as a squad player.Mabil lived with his family in the Kakuma Refugee Camp where he honed his football skills until the age of 10 when they moved to Australia and settled in Adelaide.
