Nzoia Sugar midfielder Joseph Mwangi is praying that, his wish of representing the country at the international stage will finally come to pass after failing in his first bid.The in-form attacking midfielder, secured his first ever call up to the Harambee Stars team when coach Engin Firat released the provisional squad ahead of the Fifa international week.Kenya, is scheduled to mark return to international matches with a friendly match against Iran set to be played in Tehran in March 29 .##NAJAVA_MECA_7099561##Unbeknown to many, Mwangi was part of the national U17 team that was supposed to play in West Africa in 2014. However, the team, was barred from hitting the runaway due to Ebola outbreak that was reported in West Africa back then.Mwangi, had landed a call up to the U17 team when he was still a student at Passenga Boys High School.Nine years after missing on the chance to represent Kenya, the player who has nine goals against his name in the current campaign in hoping that the stars will align in his favour.Why Eric Johana will miss Harambee Stars’ friendly against IranThe Nyandarua born player who is among the local based player show hit the training camp today revealed his hope of making the cut when Firat names the travelling team to Iran and most importantly, make his Stars debut.“I would have represented the country back in 2014 but the U17 team that I was part of, failed to travel to Gabon where we were supposed to have played. I was still a student by then. I had big dreams of representing the country in grand stages and I am glad that, I am making some strides. I hope that, I will travel and make my debut in Iran,” he opened.Six years later, Mwangi is living his FKFPL dream at Nzoia Sugar FCMwangi, who made his Kenyan Premier League bow in 2020 said the call up to the Stars team was the perfect reward to the hard work he had put in.The 26-year-old is the leading goal scorer for the sugar milers who have defied the odds to sit fifth on the log with 35 points.“I literally broke sweat for it. I head to the camp a determined player for I have a dream of becoming a regular player in the national team,” he added.Mwangi is a Diploma in Electrical Engineering holder having graduated from the Nyandarua National Polytechnic in 2018.
