Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has explained the reasons and circumstances that led to the omission of Shabana’s Brian Michira, Kenya Police centre back Brian Okoth and other players from the CHAN squad. McCarthy unveiled a 31-man Harambee Stars provisional squad for the upcoming 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsFans, pundits and Kenyans at large questioned the omission of some players from the squad, with Michira attracting more attention to the extent of trending at position one on X (formerly Twitter) for the better part of Wednesday, 2 June.##NAJAVA_MECA_9014750##Responding to a question during the Harambee Stars pre-CHAN press conference on Thursday, 10 July, McCarthy opened up on the omission of Michira and others “You cannot please everyone and I am not here to please people. I am here to bring success to this country. The players that we have selected are the players that we have seen and those that we have had in camp,” said McCarthy Mvurya rallies Harambee Stars to channel 1998 spirit and deliver historic CHAN titleThe South African tactician revealed that the selected squad was based on the players who caught his eye during the course of the league, and Kenya’s previous camps. “It was based on a local camp. Those are the players whose qualities we have seen and assessed where they can take the team.. Do you risk taking someone based on a couple of good games or knowing what you have? We know not everyone is going to be happy with the team selection but again not everyone has been where I have been,” he added.Emmanuel Osoro explains withdrawal from Harambee Stars CHAN squadThe former Manchester United assistant coach went ahead to reiterate his prowess in spotting impressive players who can help the country to give a good account of themselves in the tournament.“I have an eye and I know talent when I see one. The players selected were by far the ones the technical bench and myself think can take the team forward.We are not just going to participate in CHAN, we are here to make a statement. We are here to go as far as possible and hopefully even win the tournament and the players called are the ones with the capability of taking the team where it should be.”##NAJAVA_MECA_55638##The biennial tourney will begin on Saturday 2 August with Kenya taking to the pitch on Sunday 3 August with a clash against DRC at the Kasarani Stadium
