2014 WC Qualifiers (Round 2 – CAF) Group F Match Dates

Preparations:

Malawi:
Played a friendly against China U-22 yesterday and will play a friendly against Tanzania on 26 May and against Simba FC of Tanzania on 28 May.

Nigeria:
Played a friendly against Egypt about a month ago and will play a friendly match against Peru in Lima, Peru on May 23. Nigeria Coach Keshi told both old and fresh players that there are no sacred cows in his selection pattern as only the best 17 players will be selected for the trip to Lima. “Prove yourself on the pitch and you will be on the plane to Peru”, he said.

Namibia:
Namibia will train in Germany and play a warm-up game against Mozambique ahead of next month’s 2014 World Cup qualifier in Nigeria. During their 10-day stint in Germany, they will test their readiness with warm-up games against Mozambique and other German lower league sides.

Kenya:
Started training last week. Kenya Coach Francis Kimanzi ruled out the possibility of an international friendly since there are no FIFA friendly match days between now and June.

On 27 April the Harambe stars squad (locals) was announced:

Goalkeepers: Boniface Oluoch (Tusker), Patrick Matasi (AFC Leopards).

Defenders: Brian Mandela, Joseph Shikokoti, Jockins Atudo (All Tusker), Mulinge Ndeto (Ulinzi Stars), Dennis Odhiambo (Thika United), James Situma ( Sofapaka), Pascal Ochieng (Rangers)

Midfielders: Collis Okoth, Rama Salim, Kevin Ochieng (All Gor Mahia), Peter Opiyo, Paul Were (All Tusker), Kelvin Kimani (Unnatached), Jamal Mohammed (Mathare United), Humphrey Mieno (Sofapaka), Clifton Miheso (Thika United), Bernard Mangoli (AFC Leopards)

Strikers: Allan Wanga (AFC Leopards), Bob Mugalia (Sofapaka), Kepha Aswani (Thika United)

Foreign based players named?

On whether or not he (Kimanzi) will call up skipper Dennis Oliech of AJ Auxerre-France, goalkeeper Arnold Origi (Norway) and MacDonald Mariga (Parma-Italy) all of whom have de-linked themselves with the national team for different reasons, is not clear.

Oliech has a dispute with the Football Kenya Federation over the use of his image in a beer commercial. Origi said he had retired and Mariga is seeking a reimbursement of personal money used to buy air tickets from Europe to Kenya to link up with Harambee Stars. “Fifa rules stipulate that we can only inform these (overseas-based) players of our plans 14 days to the match,” Kimanzi said. “This is what we have been doing in the past. I dont think anything has change that,” Kimanzi said adding: “The number we have in camp (22) is enough to help us train well for the three-days before we release the players on Thursday to rejoin their clubs for weekend league assignments.”

****KENYA Commercial Bank forward Mungai Kiongera was called up as cover for Mathare United forward and 2011 Kenyan Premier League Player of the Year Kevin Kimani who has gone back to Germany where he has been undergoing trials for the last three months****

Update (11 May 2012):Striker Allan Wanga out of the squad (cracked heel). New call ups: Mathare midfielder Dennis Nzomo and AFC Leopards striker Victor Ochieng

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02 June 2012: Kenya vs Malawi (Kasarani, 16:00)

Referee: Castane Otogo (Gabon)
Assistant Referee 1: Theophile Vinga (Gabon)
Assistant Referee 2: Sylvian Moula (Gabon)
Reserve Official : Roponat Mbourou (Gabon)
Referee Assessor: Hassan Souleiyman (Djibouti)
Match Commissioner: Abbass Ssenoyowa (Uganda)

Venue: Freshly-renovated Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Football Kenya Federation secretary Lordvick Aduda on Tuesday said FIFA wrote last week accepting all the Federation’s proposals on arrangements and security for MISC to host World Cup qualifying matches.

The timely availability of MISC has removed a major headache that FKF was facing. Nyayo stadium was under the scrutiny of FIFA following repeated security concerns.

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On Tuseday Nigeria Coach Stephen Keshi announced that The Nigerian senior national football team, the Super Eagles, would play against their junior counterparts, the Flying Eagles at the practice pitch of the Abuja National Stadium today.

Flying Eagles Media Officer, Sam Audu, told his Super Eagles counterpart, Ben Alaiya, that “it’s on record, that the Flying Eagles have never lost to the Super Eagles in any friendly and I hope we continue to keep that record on Friday”.

Alaiya simply retorted: “We shall see when Friday comes.”

Why did Malawi National Team stop playing against “Team B” or local clubs?

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I don’t see Kenya beating Malawi. Malawi beat Kenya during the last two cecafa cups. I predict a 2-0 Malawi win.

Nathan, if Malawi will win 2-0 Am sure you’ll say “I told you so” but if Malawi will lose you will be nowhere to found. What would be your prediction based on the current forms of the teams?

29 Feb 2012 (AFCON South Africa 2013 Qualifiers (2nd Round, 1st leg):

Chad 3:2 Malawi
Kenya 2:1 Togo

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@ sscouser I hear Malawi will play a friendly against Iraq tomorrow.

Gordon, it wasn’t confirmed.

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Kenya vs Malawi; Malawi vs Nigeria; Malawi vs Chad: Malawi Squad
http://malawi.worldcupblog.org/team-news/kenya-vs-malawi-malawi-vs-nigeria-malawi-vs-chad-malawi-squad.html

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