Kenya men’s national team – Harambee Stars- will make their travel to Mauritius in readiness for the proposed Four Nations Tournament coming Monday and not on Saturday 10 June, official communication from Football Kenya Federation read on Saturday morning.The development, as per the communique, is as a result of ‘unavailability of flights to Mauritius.’Just inHarambee Stars will travel to Mauritius on Monday and not today as earlier planned due to unavailability of flights to Mauritius. This means that the match between Kenya and Djibouti that was to be played tomorrow is off.Kenya will play Pakistan on Wednesday and the… pic.twitter.com/7OlyJP7jrF— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) June 10, 2023 Kenya – initially scheduled to travel on Saturday – will now have to reschedule their planned matches that had them playing three nations; Djibouti (Sunday), Pakistan (Wednesday) and hosts Mauritius (Sunday – 18 June 2023).“The change of itinerary also means that Kenya will now play two matches instead of the planned three due to FIFA regulations on player rest days between matches,” the FKF communication clarified.Harambee Stars will as a result have their match on Sunday evening against Djibouti at the Anjalay Coopen Stadium canceled, with the next two matches against Pakistan (Wednesday 3:30 pm EAT) and Mauritius (Sunday 18 June at 3:30 pm EAT) going on as initially planned.Both matches are set to be played at the aforementioned Anjalay Coopen Stadium.##NAJAVA_MECA_7312201##The Harambee Stars squad entered residential training on Monday, June 5, 2023 and have for the last four days been in camp at the Kasarani Annex Grounds, Nyayo National Stadium and recently at the MPesa Foundation astro turf grounds.Speaking of what the friendly matches would provide for Kenya, head coach Engin Firat said; “This tournament offers us diversity in the opponents we shall face, especially at a time when most African nations are engaged in AFCON Qualifiers.”The two games will provide Kenya a platform to build on heading into the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, set to kick off between November 13 and November 21, 2023.Firat working with new Harambee Stars technical benchThe draw for the qualification stage shall be conducted on July 12, 2023, in Cotonou, Benin.Kenya’s last match saw them lose 2-1 to Iran in a March 28 friendly played in Tehran.
