Mozzart Sport has learnt that the men’s national football team Harambee Stars are set to play Iran in one of their two friendly matches scheduled for the upcoming March international window.This came after the initial plans by the team to play Burundi during the same time went up in smoke after differences between the two football federations who failed to agree on the venue where their match will be staged.EXCLUSIVE: Harambee Stars versus Burundi friendlies abortAccording to the credible sources, the friendly against Iran, who are ranked in 24th place on the globe in the latest FIFA rankings, is just a matter of final details being put in place before being made official with the game set to be played on 27 March in Tehran, the capital of Iran.Mozzart Sport has also learnt that it is the returning head coach Engin Firat who helped secure the friendly match due to his connections in the game.“Iran versus Kenya in Tehran has been all but decided for 27th March. It is the head coach who managed to secure the game and it is just a matter of final details to be completed before being made official and confirmation given. Everything is done and dusted,” a source told Mozzart Sport.Kenya vs Iran looking very likely now. Match set to be played in Tehran on March 27. A good friendly, in my view, when you factor Iran ‘s position on FIFA rankings (24).Kenya is ranked 101. With Burundi and Indonesia coming a distant 141 and 151, respectively#HarambeeStars https://t.co/8pB9BuM0ot— Murimi Njiru (@muriminjirujnr) March 14, 2023 With Kenya getting the chance to play international football for the first time since Novemeber 2021 owing to the FIFA suspension that had been imposed on the country for government interference, the highly ranked Iran will present a herculean task for the national team who sit in position 101 of the 211 member states.Iran played in the 2022 Qatar World Cup where they faced off against England, Wales and USA. They recorded a famous 0-2 victory against Wales but it proved not enough to get them out of the group stages after losing 6-2 to England and 0-1 to USA as they finished third under Poruguese tactician Carlos Quieroz.##NAJAVA_MECA_7098908##Mozzart Sport sought confirmation from the federation who said they will release an official statement in due time after confirmation.
