Kenya national football team


The Kenya national football team represents Kenya in international football. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations, a sub-confederation of CAF that has jurisdiction in East and Central Africa. The team is colloquially known as the Harambee Stars and plays its home games primarily at the Nyayo National Stadium in the country's capital, Nairobi. The team has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals.

History

Kenya has appeared in six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, never reaching second round. The team entered its first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 1974. As of 2018, they have never qualified for the final tournament.

FIFA suspensions and international bans

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 agreed to create new statutes.
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.
Kenya are currently coached by Francis Kimanzi.Former mathare united fc coach

Recent history (2004–present)

Kenya qualified for the 2019 AFCON. The current head coach Sébastien Migné was appointed in May 2018, and since his appointment Kenya has climbed back into the top 100 FIFA ranked nations.
In May 2017, the Football Kenya Federation signed a 3-year partnership with kits manufacturer to provide the kits for all national teams, as well as junior categories. The national team will use red jerseys for home matches, white jerseys for away matches, and green jerseys for matches played on neutral venues.
On September 8, Kenya earned a surprise win over four-time African champions Ghana, winning 1–0.

Competition records

World Cup record

Africa Cup of Nations record

African Games

Gossage Cup / CECAFA Cup

Honours

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers against Egypt on November 14, 2019 and Togo and November 18, 2019.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Kenya squad within the past 12 months.

Managers