Football Kenya Federation and Harambee Stars Head Coach, Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee, his assistant Twahir Muhidin and goalkeeping coach Haggai Azande have reached a decision to part ways by mutual consent. Assistant coaches Ken Odhiambo and William Muluya will remain in the team as the federation works to reconstruct the Harambee Stars technical bench ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifiers. The team will be playing Mali on October 6th and 12th, home and away respectively.
In the qualifiers, the Harambee Stars picked up two draws - a 0-0 against the Cranes and a 1-1 result against the Amavubi in early September. When Mulee, a Cecafa Club Championship winner with Tusker, was appointed in October 2020 to replace Francis Kimanzi, he embarked on a restructuring process that saw big names dropped from the national side. Victor Wanyama, Ayub Timbe, Erick Johanna, and Johanna Omollo were players who were dropped by Mulee who built his team - especially the midfield department, where the big stars operated - around Keneth Muguna and Lawrence Juma.
New Faces, the likes of Richard Odada made a debut in the team and fans at large were overly impressed by his inclusion and overall performance. Eric Johanna of Swedish side Jönköpings Södra makes a grand return to the squad after a long absence. Other foreign-based players who made the cut include skipper Michael Olunga (Al Duhail, Qatar), Joseph Okumu (Gent, Belgium), and Eric ‘Marcelo’ Ouma (AIK, Sweden).