Cecafa U20 Championship best goalkeeper Brian Bwire has pulled out of the team, forcing the coach to make late changes
Brian Bwire’s injury has forced Francis Kimanzi to make a change to his Harambee Stars Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup provisional squad.
Bwire has pulled out due to an injury and his place has been taken by experienced Samuel Odhiambo of Western Stima.
Timothy Otieno, who has scored seven goals so far in the season, has also been called up alongside Bandari‘s Mohammed Katana.
Otieno’s inclusion adds the number of strikers in the team to five. The former Gor Mahia striker scored in four games for Tusker in November.
Defending champions Kenya have been pooled in Group C alongside Djibouti, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
In Group A, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Eritrea will battle for the two top spots while the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia have been pooled in Group B.
Kenya’s provisional squad;
Goalkeepers: Timothy Odhiambo (Ulinzi Stars), Samuel Odhiambo (Western Stima),
Defenders: Johnstone Omurwa (Wazito), Suleiman Ngotho (Posta Rangers), Joash Onyango (Gor Mahia), Daniel Sakari (Kariobangi Sharks), Hillary Wandera (Tusker), Andrew Juma (Mathare United), David Owino (Mathare United) Samuel Olwande (Kariobangi Sharks),
Midfielders: Anthony Wambani (Vasalunds IF), Roy Okal (Mathare United), Kenneth Muguna (Gor Mahia), Musa Masika (Wazito), Abdallah Hassan (Bandari), Moses Mudavadi (Kakamega Homeboyz), Lawrence Juma (Gor Mahia), Reagan Otieno (KCB), Luke Namanda (Tusker), Whyvone Isuza (AFC Leopards), Kevin Kimani (Mathare United), Cliffton Miheso (Gor Mahia), Mohammed Katana (Bandari),
Forwards: Oscar Wamalwa (Ulinzi Stars), Benson Omala (Western Stima), Elvis Nandwa (Ulinzi Stars), John Mark Makwatta (AFC Leopards), Timothy Otieno (Tusker).
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