By Lorraine Ruto,

Southampton  based midfielder Victor Wanyama  was among 18 players who
reported for training at the Nairobi City Stadium on  thursday ahead
of Harambee Stars  invitational trip  to  Rwanda.

Other  foreign based players  who  turned  for training under head
coach Bobby Williamson  and his  deputy  Musa Ottieno included
Francis Kahata  who plays  for Tirana FC,Francis Were(Amazulu,South
Africa) Brian Mandela(South Africa),Anthony Okumu(Al Sudan),Allan
Wanga(El Mereikh Sudan)  and Johanna Omollo

  The  team jets out to Rwanda  tomorrow(Friday)for the invitational
Peace  Cup without several  key players  drawn from Kenya premier
League  clubs led by Gor Mahia  an AFC Leopards.

Speaking at the Nairobi  City Stadium after Thursday;s morning
training session , Williamson said it was a pity that  the  team  will
be travelling without the top cream plying  in the Premier League .

Bobby has called 8 foreign-based players into his 32-man squad to
prepare for the CHAN qualifier against Ethiopia and AFCON qualifier
against Congo.

    The team will miss Gor Mahia  key players  who are preparing for
their  away  trip to Kisumu where  they will host Tusker FC. They
include Ali Abondo,Goalkeeper Bonface Oluoch,Haroun Shakava,Musa
Mohammed,Collins Okoth,Innocent Wafula  and Michael Olunga.

  AFC Leopards  who face a  do or die clash against Sofapaka  on
Sunday at Nyayo will not  release  seven of their key players to link
up  with the National team. They include Goalkeeper Wycliffe
Kasaya,Bernard Mangoli, Michael Khamati,Edwin Wafula,JacKson Salleh,
and Jacob Kelli.

  Tusker  players  are  Humphrey Mieno, Kevin Kimani  and Jesse Were
who will also miss  the trip  to Rwanda.

Williamson had named  a  32-man squad that has started preparations
for the 2016 African Nations Championships (CHAN) qualifiers and 2017
African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

Collins Okinyo

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