Harambee Stars will end their disappointing 2022 Qatar World Cup qualification campaign with a dead-rubber match against Rwanda this afternoon at the Nyayo National Stadium from 4 PM EAT.##NAJAVA_MECA_5977485##With just three points after five rounds of league matches, Kenya bowed out of contention in October after back-to-back losses to Mali. The West African nation has since sealed the group E slot and head to the playoff where the ten group winners will faceoff with five heading to Qatar.Kenya are third in the group with three points that they picked in two draws against Uganda and another against Rwanda, in the first leg in Kigali. Rwanda on the other hand are rock bottom in Group E with just a point earned in the stalemate against Kenya, their other matches ended in defeats to Mali and Uganda.Final session ✅✅Full focus on Rwanda tomorrow.#Tunaweza pic.twitter.com/hmFeEfwYHL— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) November 14, 2021 Stars have managed to score just two goals throughout the entire qualification campaign, both were scored by captain Michael Olunga and they will be hoping to add a couple more against the Amavubi on Monday. Rwanda have equally been goal-shy finding the back just once, coincidentally the lone strike came against Kenya in Kigali.Kenya will be hoping to have Eric Ouma, Erick Johana, and Wilkins Ochieng back for the match after sitting out of the clash against Uganda through injury. Amavubi on the other hand will miss Sweden-based midfielder, Rafael York and captain Haruna Niyonzima who were both granted permission by the FA to sit out of the match. The match will also see Jacques Tuyisenge and Meddie Kagere play in Kenya again after their successful stints with Gor Mahia.CAF weighs in on government – FKF sagaRwanda has not beaten Kenya in the last five meetings across all competitions. Two have ended in draws with Kenya picking wins in three and being on home soil, Stars head into the game as favorites despite the fact that they will be playing in an empty stadia.Kenya’s campaign has been a problematic one, it started with draws against Uganda and Rwanda, results that saw them lose ground early on in the qualifiers then came the 5-0 thumping by Mali in Morocco, the West Africans then completed a double with a 1-0 triumph in Nairobi. There was also a change of guard for Kenya with Jacob Ghost Mulee taking over just before the first qualification match, two matches into the qualifiers, he was replaced by Turkish Engin Firat who has in charge of three qualification matches, his last being Monday’s tie.𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝖆 𝕷𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊 𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙.105 caps for the @AmavubiStars CAPTAIN ©️ Haruna NIYONZIMA one of the best to ever put on this jersey. Congratulations Capi. pic.twitter.com/cR2mDC5pVK— Rwanda FA (@FERWAFA) November 11, 2021 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝖆 𝕷𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊 𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙.105 caps for the @AmavubiStars CAPTAIN ©️ Haruna NIYONZIMA one of the best to ever put on this jersey. Congratulations Capi. pic.twitter.com/cR2mDC5pVK— Rwanda FA (@FERWAFA) November 11, 2021 The match could also be Firat’s final as Stars’ boss as the three-month contract that he was handed by the federation in August elapses this week. He has so far been in charge of Stars for three games, losing twice to Mali before picking a draw against Uganda on Thursday in Kampala, a result that all but ended Uganda Cranes’ hopes of making it to Qatar.Harambee Stars probable XI: James Saruni, Amos Nondi, Aboud Omar, Joseph Okumu, David “Cheche” Ochieng, Richard Odada, Anthony Wambani, Kenneth Muguna, Samwel Onyango, Cliffton Miheso and Michael Olunga.
