Kenya national football team

 

Kenya
Nickname(s)	Harambee Stars
Association	Kenya Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Home stadium	Moi International Sports Centre
FIFA code	KEN
FIFA ranking	115
Highest FIFA ranking	70 (February 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking	137 (July 2007)
Elo ranking	108
First kit 　 Second kit
First international Kenya 1 - 1 Uganda (Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May, 1926)
Biggest win Kenya 9 - 1 Djibouti (Nairobi, Kenya; 15 August, 1998)
Biggest defeat Kenya 0 - 13 Ghana (Nairobi Jamhuri Park, Kenya; 12 December 1965)"#wp-_note-Kenya_International_Matches">[1]
African Nations Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1972)
Best result	Round 1, all

The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, is the national team of Kenya and is controlled by the Kenya Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.

Last and next games

• Last game  Eritrea 1-0 Kenya  - Asmara - June 16, 2007.
• Next game  Kenya - Angola  - unknown venue - September 8, 2007.

History

Kenya has appeared in five African Nations Cup tournaments, never reaching second round. The team entered its first FIFA World Cup qualification in 1974. As of 2006, they have not qualified to the finals tournament.

2004 FIFA suspension

FIFA suspended Kenya from all football activities for three months in 2004, due to the interference of the government in football activities. The ban was reversed after the country accepted to create new statutes.^[2]

2006 FIFA international ban

On October 25, 2006, Kenya was suspended again from international football for failing to fulfill a January 2006 agreement made to resolve recurrent problems in their football federation. FIFA announced that the suspension would be in force until the federation complies with the agreements previously reached.^[3][4]

Kenya football achievements

CECAFA Cup :

• 5 Times Champion (1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2002)
• 4 Times Runners-up

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 to 2010 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

1957 - Did not enter 1959 - Did not enter 1962 - Did not qualify 1963 - Withdrew 1965 to 1970 - Did not qualify 1972 - Round 1 1974 to 1982 - Did not qualify 1984 - Did not enter 1986 - Did not qualify

1988 - Round 1 1990 - Round 1 1992 - Round 1 1994 - Did not qualify 1996 - Withdrew 1998 to 2002 - Did not qualify 2004 - Round 1 2006 to 2008 - Did not qualify

Managers

• Source : RSSSF

• Ray Bachelor 1961
• Jack Gibbons 1966
• Elijah Lidonde 1967
• Eckhard Krautzun 1971
• Jonathan Niva (Player-Coach) 1972
• Ray Wood 1975
• Gregory Palakov 1979
• Stephen Yongo 1979
• Marshall Mulwa 1980-83
• Bernhard Zgoll 1984
• Reinhard Fabisch 1987
• Christopher Makokha 1988
• Mohammed Kheri 1988-90
• Gerry Saurer 1992
• Mohammed Kheri 1995
• Vojo Gardasevic 1996
• Reinhard Fabisch 1997
• Abdul Majid 1998
• Christian Chukwu 1998
• James Aggrey "Abawa" Siang'a 1999-00
• Reinhard Fabische 2001-02
• Joe Kadenge 2002
• Jacob "Ghost" Mulee 2003-04
• Twahir Muhiddin 2004-05
• Mohammed Kheri 2005
• Bernard Lama 2006
• Tom Olaba 2006
• Jacob "Ghost" Mulee 2007-

Notable players

• Current:
• Robert Mambo
• Dennis Oliech
• Musa Otieno
• McDonald Mariga
• Titus Mulama

• Former:
• Joe Kadenge
• Joe Masiga
• Jonathan Niva
• Mike Okoth Origi

Current squad

(May, 2007)

Goalkeepers: Willis Ochieng Duncan Ochieng Victor Onyango Francis Onyiso Okoth Arnold Otieno Origi Wilson Oburu Defenders: Zablon Davies Amanaka Anthony Mathenge Moses Gikenyi Andrew Oyombe Robert Oguda Philip Opiyo George Japheth Waweru Musa Otieno Ongao Edwin Mukenya Adam Shabaan Pascal Ochieng Daniel Agina Kassim Issa

Midfielders: Hillary Echesa [[ PDRM FC]] Robert Mambo Mumba McDonald Mariga John Machethe Muirui Tom Juma Oundo Walter Odede Evans Nyabaro Valdo Asman Ngaywa Titus Mulama Mohammed Abdallah Ali Breik Forwards: Dennis Oliech Emmanuel Ake Muttendago Bonaventure Maruti Paul Oyuga Michael Okoth Origi Moses Gitau Maurice Sunguti Ngoka Bernard Mwalala James Omondi John Barasa

References

1. ^ Kenya International Matches. Kenya International Matches. RSSSF (1 February 2000). Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
2. ^ FIFA suspends Kenya - news.bbc.co.uk - BBC sport, BBC, October 25, 2006.
3. ^ FIFA suspends Kenya - news.bbc.co.uk - BBC sport, BBC, October 25, 2006.
4. ^ FIFA Suspends Kenya Indefinitely - allAfrica.com - The East African Standard (Nairobi), October 25, 2006.

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