National under 17 football team has been pooled together with hosts Burundi in the Council for East and Central Football Association (CECAFA) Under17 championships that kicks off on Saturday.
The team which summed up their preparations with the team departing today for the Bujumbura event.
Kenya, which is in pool A will open the title chase against hosts at Munyima stadium on Saturday 3:30pm EAT before facing Ethiopia on Tuesday at Gitega stadium and end the preliminary matches against Somalia on Friday at Munyima.
The two week event will bring together eight nations where Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan and Zanzibar make pool B.
pool winners and second placed teams in each pool will play in semifinal on April 23rd and 24th. The bronze medal play will be on 27th before the final match on April 28th.
Kenyan fixture
Saturday, April 14 – Kenya vs Burundi (Muyinga Stadium, 3.30 pm)
Tuesday, April 17 – Kenya vs Ethiopia (Gitega Stadium, 3.30 pm)
Friday, April 20 – Kenya vs Somalia (Muyinga Stadium, 3.30 pm)
Full Squad
Costa Anjeo (Millenium), Isaiah Abwal (St. Anthony), Arnold Onyango (Laiser Hill), Telvin Maina (Laiser Hill), Hillary Okoth (Hidden Talent), Nicholas Omondi (Soweto Baptist), Lesley Otieno (Sunflower Secondary), Patrick Ngunyi (Brookshine Secondary), Kennedy Nduto (Sunrise Educational Centre), Michael Abongo (Utumishi Academy), Christopher Raila (St. Anthony), Daniel Odhiambo (St. Anthony), Maxwell Mulili (Mukumu Boys), Movin Omondi (Sunflower Secondary), Brian Olang’o (Kamukunji Secondary), Saidi Musa (Eastleigh High), Felix Chabaya (Brownhill Secondary), Lawrence Otieno (Sunflower Secondary), Nesta Wangema (Annointed High School), Mathew Mwendwa (Annointed High School)