The men’s national football team Harambee Stars is in the process of confirming their participation in a four-team friendly tournament expected to take place during the upcoming FIFA international window set for 12-20 June, Mozzart Sport has learned.According to reports, the Engin Firat-coached side is set to travel to Mauritius to take on the hosts alongside Pakistan and Djibouti in the four-team bonanza as the country continues grappling with the effects of being handed a FIFA suspension last year that saw them denied an opportunity to play in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifiers.Harambee Stars is in the process of confirming their participation in a four-team friendly tournament expected to take place during the upcoming FIFA international window set for 12-20 June.Expected to face Mauritius, Djibouti and Pakistan.#HarambeeStars pic.twitter.com/RLZC93NG95— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) May 19, 2023 Mozzart Sport understands that the Football Kenya Federation is keen on entering the competition to give the head coach another opportunity at assessing his side with the focus being the 2026 African World Cup qualifiers that kick off in November 2023.In the new format launched by CAF, 54 member states will be grouped into nine groups with six national teams in each pool.Winners of each Group will then automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with the four best runners-up (from the Groups) playing in a CAF Play-Off tournament.##NAJAVA_MECA_7268605##The winner of that CAF Play-Off tournament will then play in the FIFA Play-off Tournament for a second chance at qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.Back in March this year, Harambee Stars played only their first match in 16 months since their suspension was imposed and lifted by FIFA when they traveled to Tehran where they lost 2-1 against Iran in the international friendly.Just like the Iran friendly, the four-team tournament is expected to make up for the team’s exclusion from the 2023 AFCON qualifiers where Kenya had been pooled in Group C of the qualifiers alongside Cameroon, Burundi, and Namibia.Tactical Analysis: Where Ulinzi-Tusker clash could be won and what to expect
