Harambee Stars’ first assignment in the upcoming Four Nations Tournament in Lilongwe, Malawi will come on Saturday 23 March against the hosts at Bingu National Stadium, a fixture release revealed on Wednesday.Kenya, alongside Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi earlier this month agreed on a plan to hold a joint football tournament during the upcoming FIFA international window, that would give respective national teams opportunities to prepare for upcoming tournaments namely; 2026 World Cup Qualifiers for the senior teams, and the 2024 AFCON Under-20 Qualifiers for the U20 teams, also set to feature.Avire, Ayunga named in Harambee Stars’ squad for Malawi tournamentIn the schedule release, each nation will play one match on the opening day, with the winners and losers of the two matches facing each other in the final and third -place playoffs respectively.Prior to Kenya’s match against Malawi at Bingu National Stadium from 1800 EAT, Zambia will play Zimbabwe at the same ground at 1500 EAT, before paving way for the third place playoff and finals matches three days later on Tuesday 26 March.That therefore means that the national team(s) will only play against two different opponents in a three-day span, as will happen to the U20 teams, who will play in a similar format.##NAJAVA_MECA_7950085##Kenya’s Junior Stars will play Malawi U20 on the first day – Thursday 21 March – at Bingu National Stadium, as Zambia U20 take on Zimbabwe U20.Thereafter, the third-place playoffs and finals will take place on Sunday 24 March 2024.Spain-based defender pulls out of Kenya U20 squadFull Fixtures
