Clifton Miheso has not featured for the Kenyan senior team since moving from Kenyan Premier League side Sofapaka to VPS FC of Finland at the beginning of this year. The left footed winger is back to full fitness after a long layoff with knee injury that also saw him sidelined at club level for the better part of this season.

Ali Hassan Abondo on the other hand is making a return to the 40-man provisional squad after rediscovering his fine form at club level; Abondo has scored four goals for Gor Mahia in the past four matches. The attacking midfielder missed a penalty in the CHAN qualifier against Ethiopia, a disappointment which took it’s toll on his form and has since not appeared for the Bobby Williamson side in subsequent qualifiers.

Stars with commence camp on Wednesday,November 5 in preparations for FIFA 2018 qualifier at home against Cape Verde on November 13 before playing reverse fixture four days later. Local based pros will there after proceed to defend CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in Ethiopia from 21 of the same month.

THE FULL SQUAD:

CHRISTIAN BWAMMY (NORWAY – FOLLO FK FC)
JOHANNA OCHIENG OMOLLO (BELGIUM – ROYAL ANTWERP FC)
ANTHONY TEDDY AKUMU (SUDAN – Al-KHARTOUM SC)
ALLAN WANGA (TANZANIA – AZAM FC)
JACOB KELI (ZAMBIA – NKANA RED DEVILS FC)
VICTOR WANYAMA (ENGLAND – SOUTHAMPTON FC)
BRIAN MANDELA (SOUTH AFRICA- MARZIBUG FC)
DAVID OWINO (ZAMBIA – ZESCO UNITED FC)
AYUB TIMBE (BELGIUM – SK LIERSE FC)
ARNOLD OTIENO (NORWAY – LILLESTROM FC)
CLIFTON MIHESO (FINLAND – VPS FC)
DAVID OCHIENG’ (UNATTACHED)
BONIFACE OLUOCH (GOR MAHIA FC)
MICHAEL OLUNGA (GOR MAHIA FC)
HARON SHAKAVA (GOR MAHIA FC)
MUSA MOHAMMED (GOR MAHIA FC)
ALI ABONDO (GOR MAHIA FC)
COLLINS OKOTH (GOR MAHIA FC)
IAN OTIENO (RANGERS FC)
DAVID OKELLO (SOFA PAKA)
EDWIN WAFULA (AFC LEOPARDS SC)
BENARD MANGOLI (AFC LEOPARDS SC)
DENNIS ODHIAMBO (THIKA FC)
JOHANNA ERIC OTIENO ( MATHARE UNITED FC)
ABDULATIF OMAR SAID (BANDARI FC)
MARK BARASA BIKOWA (NZOIA FC)
STEPHEN WAKANYA (CHEMELIL FC)
MESHACK KARANI (CHEMELIL FC)
JOHN NDIRANGU (NAKURU ALL STARS FC)
PETER NZUKI (NAKUMATT FC)
CHRISPINE OCHIENG (K.C.B)
KEVIN KIMANI (TUSKER FC)
HUMPHREY MIENO (TUSKER FC)
OMAR BONGI (ULINZI STARS FC)
JOHN NAIRUKA (ULINZI STARS FC)
BRIAN BIRGEN (ULINZI STARS FC)
KEVIN AMWAYI (ULINZI STARS FC)
KEN MARITIM (LIGI NDOGO FC)
NICHOLAS KIPKIRUI (ZOO KERICHO FC)
CALVINCE OMANGA (PALOS FC)

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Bonface Osano

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