New boy at Harambee Stars Daniel Anyembe has revealed that the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) made advances to him previously to have him play for Kenya.However, the defender pointed out that the plan did not materialize then as he got injured which rendered him unavailable but Engin Firat’s recent call-up made it a success.The 24-year-old joined Harambee Stars for his first training session with the Kenyan national team on Tuesday ahead of the team’s international friendly against Iran on March 28, 2023.##NAJAVA_MECA_7119489##According to the player, Firat did not have to do much to convince him to pick Kenya.”The federation contacted me a few years ago but I ran into an injury then. We started speaking again and the coach called and told me that he was excited to have me. I was not in doubt, I was ready to come to Kenya and play for the national team. He did not have to convince me much because he said that he had been watching my games and liked the way I am playing so I should just express myself and be the player I am. When the opportunity was there, I was ready to take it,” Anyembe said.Nzoia Sugar’s Mwangi picks positives after exiting Harambee Stars campAnyembe, born of a Kenyan father and a Danish mother, was among the eight who were named on Kenya’s senior squad for the first time, the others being Bryne Omondi (KCB), Alpha Onyango (Gor Mahia), Alvin Mang’eni (Kenya Police), Victor Omune (AFC Leopards) and Alfred Scriven (IL Hodd). Nzoia Sugar duo of Joseph Mwangi and Hassan Beja who have since left the camp are the other players who had been called up for the first time.Ahead of the match against Iran, the Viborg defender is optimistic that Kenya can pull a good result against the team that graced the recent World Cup provided they keep putting in great shifts in training.Daniel Anyembe is burly. Eventually, he might end up being a centerback pairing at Harambee Stars. pic.twitter.com/rX7pCuifhz— Murimi Njiru (@muriminjirujnr) March 21, 2023 “Everyone is very welcoming and I am already to be training with the guys. It is a good challenge and I am looking forwad to it. They have been to the world cup lately and I think it will be a tough game but if we keep training like we did I think we can have a good performance against Iran,” he added.He has featured at various youth levels for Denmark national teams including U17, U18, U19, U20, and U21.
