‘We now have base to build for CHAN’ – Kimanzi welcomes Mapinduzi Cup participation

‘We now have base to build for CHAN’ – Kimanzi welcomes Mapinduzi Cup participation

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Harambee Stars interim head coach Francis Kimanzi hopes to construct a powerful base for CHAN utilizing the Mapinduzi Cup.

Kenya have been invited to take part in Zanzibar’s Mapinduzi Cup that can run from January 3-13, 2025, and Kimanzi hopes that it’s going to assist Harambee Stars put together higher for CHAN.

“We had a big squad initially as a result of we needed to analyse and provides all an opportunity to indicate what they’ll do. All the 40 that had been in camp from the onset are actually high quality gamers, however we wanted simply 24 for the Mapinduzi Cup.

“We now have a base that we will build on ahead of CHAN,” Kimaniz mentioned as quoted by the Football Kenya Federation website.

Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will co-host the CHAN version in February this yr.

Meanwhile, Kimanzi named his squad that can participate within the Mapinduzi Cup. The coach had referred to as up 40 gamers to coaching camp, however he trimmed it to 24 as they’re set to go away for Zambia on Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Harambee Stars squad

Goalkeepers: Byrne Odhiambo, Faruk Shikalo, Sepstanious Wekesa.

Defenders: Sylvester Owino, Hanif Wesonga, Alphonce Omija, Brian Okoth, Abud Omar, Siraj Mohammed, Ronney Onyango, Daniel Sakari.

Midfielders: Michael Mutinda, Chrispine Erambo, Brian Musa, Kelly Madada, Austine Odhiambo, Kenneth Muguna, Ben Stanley Omondi, Mohammed Bajaber, Boniface Muchiri, Darius Msagah, James Kinyanjui.
21. Moses Shumah

Forwards: Moses Shumah, Ryan Ogam.