Tusker FC midfielder Chrispine Erambo says that news surrounding his call-up to the Kenyan national football team – Harambee Stars – didn’t come as a surprise to him, but he is all the more delighted to make a mark once camp begins on Friday.Erambo was among seven players that were on Wednesday handed first-time inclusions to Engin Firat’s squad set to feature in a Four Nations Tournament in Lilongwe, Malawi later this month.🇰🇪 | A boy from 8-town. Congratulations, Chris.Here is the first of many.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/9YqsHigg7Q— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) March 13, 2024 The other names include: Murang’a Seal’s Bonphas Munyasa, Alphonse Omija who is based in Oman, AFC Leopards’ assistant captain Kaycie Odhiambo, Bandari FC striker David Sakwa, Shariff Musa of Gor Mahia and Scotland-based Jonah Ayunga.Having just made his first top-flight appearance this year after signing for the Brewers at the beginning of the 2023-24 season, an international call-up so near to the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers might have from the outside, looked surprising, but not for Erambo, who has already stuck his name in Robert Matano’s starting lineup.Speaking on the call-up, he said: “I am really happy because this is a great opportunity for exposure for me. Majak thrilled with Rising Stars call-up, terms it “greatest achievement” this year“I am thankful for the opportunity. This has been my ambition since I came into the team and I am delighted that it has finally come.“I was not surprised when I got the call up because I had been working really hard and I knew it would come,” he added.Having already scored for his team and even displayed a man of the match performance in Tusker’s last match against AFC Leopards, the former Mombasa Elite player thought the latest feat was deserved, especially given the standards he has set this season.“The biggest thing in football is consistency and this is what has helped me since I came to Tusker,” he told the club’s website. “Every game I have had an ambition to be better and that is why this call up has come.”WXC Belgrade 24: Kiplimo, Cheptegei lead Team UgandaOn adapting to a higher level in the national team set-up, he added: “I don’t think there will be a challenge for me because this is a great opportunity and I am ready to take it. I will keep doing what I have been doing in the team, work harder with the same spirit, and I know this will not be the last call up. Others will come.”Kenya in Lilongwe will first face Malawi on Saturday 23 March, before playing either a final or third-place playoff – based on the first game’s outcome – on Tuesday 26 March.##NAJAVA_MECA_7950526##
