Kenya Harambee Stars coach Sebastien Migne has named the Afcon 2019 provisional squad minus Zesco United forward Jackson Jesse Were and Afc Leopards defender David ‘Cheche’ Ochieng.
The two are the biggest casualties from the squad that has usual faces Victor Wanyama, the team captain from Tottenham Hotspur, Japan-based Michael Olunga and Kakamega Home Boyz coach-player Allan Wanga.
The Harambee Stars will camp in Paris, France to June 18, before flying to Cairo, Egypt five days before their opening Group C match against Algeria. The other teams in the pool are Senegal and Tanzania.
Kenya qualified from a group that had Ghana, Ethiopia and banned Sierra Leone and it was the first time they reached the finals since 2004.
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers: Patrick Matasi (St. Georges, Ethiopia), Farouk Shikhalo (Bandari FC, Kenya), John Oyemba (Kariobangi Sharks, Kenya), Brian Bwire (Kariobangi Sharks)
Defenders: Philemon Otieno (Gor Mahia-Kenya), Musa Mohammed (Nkana FC-Zambia), Joash Onyango (Gor Mahia-Kenya), Abud Omar (Sepsi Sfântu-Romania), David Owino (Zesco United-Zambia), Bernard Ochieng (Vihiga United-Kenya), Brian Mandela (Maritzburg United-South Africa), Erick Ouma (Vasalund IF-Sweden), Joseph Okumu
Midfielders: Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspurs-England), Anthony Akumu (Zesco United-Zambia), Eric Johanna (IF Bromma-Sweden), Ismael Gonzales (UD Las Palmas-Spain), Francis Kahata (Gor Mahia-Kenya), Dennis Odhiambo (Sofapaka FC-Kenya), Johanna Omollo (Cercle Brugge-Belgium), Christopher Mbamba (Oskarshamns AIK-Sweden), Whyvonne Isuza (AFC Leopards, Kenya), Clifton Miheso (Portugal)
Forwards: Paul Were (AFC Leopards-Kenya), Ayub Timbe (Beijing Renhe-China), Michael Olunga (Kashiwa Reysol-Japan), Allan Wanga (Kakamega Homeboyz-Kenya), John Avire (Sofapaka), Masud Juma (Libya), Ochieng Ovella (IF Vasalund, Sweden)
