Harambee Stars begin CECAFA Four Nations Tournament with Tanzania test

The Kenya men’s national football team, Harambee Stars, will begin their final round of preparations for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Monday, 21 July, when they face Tanzania at 3:00 PM EAT in their opening match of the CECAFA Four Nations Tournament.

Benni McCarthy’s side come into the week-long competition looking to sharpen their arsenals ahead of a crucial home tournament slated for 2-30 August.

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Stars have been in camp for the last one week, and travelled with a 25-man squad on Saturday, 19 July to Arusha, where they will play three matches at the Karatu Stadium, before jetting back to the country.

Kenya was initially scheduled to face rivals Uganda on the opening day, only for CECAFA to reschedule the matches following Senegal’s logistical time constraints.

Harambee Stars' fixtures at CECAFA Four Nations Tournament rescheduled

Harambee Stars’ test against Tanzania on Monday will be the nations’ first head-to-head match-up since January this year, when the former secured a 2-0 victory in the 2025 Mapinduzi Cup.

Two of the goal-scorers on that day - Ryan Ogam and Boniface Muchiri - are in McCarthy’s travelling squad, which only has one unattached player present.

Overall, Kenya holds a better head-to-head record in recent years, as they are unbeaten in the last 10 matches, with their last loss to the Taifa Stars side coming in a friendly on 14 November 2012.

Speaking ahead of the tournament, McCarthy said: “It is a good tournament to gauge our preparedness for CHAN. We are going to face formidable opponents, and that will clearly show us what is working and what needs to be fixed.”

Full Harambee Stars squad

Goalkeepers

Byrne Omondi, Faruk Shikhalo, Sepstianos Wekesa.

Defenders

Siraj Mohammed, Manzur Suleiman, Pamba Swaleh, Abud Omar, Alphonce Omija, Sylvester Owino, Michael Kibwage, Daniel Sakari, Lewis Bandi, Kevin Okumu.

Midfielders

Brian Musa, Alpha Onyango, Marvin Nabwire, Austine Odhiambo, Ben Stanley, Boniface Muchiri.

Forwards

Mohammed Bajaber, David Sakwa, Ryan Ogam, Felix Oluoch, Austin Odongo, Masud Juma