Kenya national football team
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The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee
Stars, is the national team of Kenya
and is controlled by Football Kenya Limited
, the governing body of football in Kenya. They have never qualified for the World Cup
finals.
in 1974. As of 2010, they have not qualified to the finals tournament.
suspended Kenya from all football activities for three months in 2004, due to the interference of the government in football activities. The ban was reversed after the country agreed to create new statutes.
. FIFA announced that the suspension would be in force until the federation complies with the agreements previously reached.
Kenya are currently without a head coach after Jacob Mulee
quit his role with the national side in December 2010. This was the third time that he had been in charge of the national side.
Harambee
Harambee is a Kenyan tradition of community self-help events, eg. fundraising or development activities. Harambee literally means "all pull together" in Swahili, and is also the official motto of Kenya and appears on its coat of arms....
Stars, is the national team of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and is controlled by Football Kenya Limited
Football Kenya Limited
Football Kenya Limited is the governing body of football in Kenya. It was founded in 2008 and was recognised by FIFA in the same year, taking over control of Kenyan football from the Kenya Football Federation...
, the governing body of football in Kenya. They have never qualified for the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
finals.
History
Kenya has appeared in five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, never reaching second round. The team entered its first FIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
in 1974. As of 2010, they have not qualified to the finals tournament.
2004 FIFA suspension
FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
suspended Kenya from all football activities for three months in 2004, due to the interference of the government in football activities. The ban was reversed after the country agreed to create new statutes.
2006 FIFA international ban
On October 25, 2006, Kenya was suspended again from international football for failing to fulfill a January 2006 agreement made to resolve recurrent problems in their football federationKenya Football Federation
The Kenya Football Federation was the governing body of football in Kenya. It was founded in 1960 and affiliated to FIFA same year. It organized the Kenya Premier League and the Kenya national football team...
. FIFA announced that the suspension would be in force until the federation complies with the agreements previously reached.
Kenya are currently without a head coach after Jacob Mulee
Jacob Mulee
-Career:Mulee coached Kenyan club side Tusker between 1999 and 2009, winning the Kenyan Premier League title three times. He later coached APR of Rwanda and Young Africans of Tanzania....
quit his role with the national side in December 2010. This was the third time that he had been in charge of the national side.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19701970 FIFA World CupThe 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
– Did not enter - 19741974 FIFA World CupThe 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
– Did not qualify
African Nations Cup record
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Achievements
- CECAFA CupCECAFA CupThe CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa...
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- 5 Times Champion (1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2002)
- 4 Times Runners-up
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Managers
Source : RSSSF- Ray BachelorRay BachelorRay Bachelor was an English football coach who was the first ever manager of the Kenyan national side. Bachelor later managed Kenyan club side Nakuru All-Stars, first ever winners of the Kenyan Premier League.-References:...
(1961) - Jack GibbonsJackie GibbonsAlbert Henry 'Jackie' Gibbons was an English professional footballer who played for Hayes, Uxbridge, Kingstonian, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Bradford Park Avenue and football manager.- Football career:...
(1966) - Elijah Lidonde (1967)
- Eckhard KrautzunEckhard KrautzunEckhard Krautzun is a German football coach and former football player.-Managerial career:As a player, Krautzun turned out for Union Solingen, Rheydter SV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Young Fellows Zürich and TeBe Berlin. As well as a manager, Krautzun has acted as a technical director and scout...
(1971) - Jonathan Niva (1972)
- Ray WoodRay WoodRaymond Ernest "Ray" Wood was a Manchester United goalkeeper who played in the 1956 and 1957 championship-winning teams. Wood was a very fast player, he had the opportunity to be a professional sprinter but chose to play football, and was very agile...
(1975) - Grzegorz Polakow (1979)
- Stephen Yongo (1979)
- Marshall Mulwa (1980–83)
- Bernhard Zgoll (1984)
- Reinhard FabischReinhard FabischReinhard Fabisch was a German football manager who was last employed as manager of the Benin national side, a position he took up in December 2007 and left in May 2008.-Coaching career:...
(1987) - Christopher Makokha (1988)
- Mohammed Kheri (1988–90)
- Gerry Saurer (1992)
- Mohammed Kheri (1995)
- Vojo GardaševićVojo GardaševićVojo Gardašević is a Montenegrin association football coach and former player.-Playing career:Gardašević played club football in the Netherlands for PEC Zwolle.-Coaching career:Gardašević has coached the national teams of Iraq, Kenya, and the Seychelles....
(1996) - Reinhard FabischReinhard FabischReinhard Fabisch was a German football manager who was last employed as manager of the Benin national side, a position he took up in December 2007 and left in May 2008.-Coaching career:...
(1997) - Abdul Majid (1998)
- Christian ChukwuChristian ChukwuChristian Chukwu Okoro is a Nigerian football former player and current coach. A defender in his playing days, he captained the Nigeria national team to its first win in the African Nations Cup.-Playing career:...
(1998) - James Siang'aJames Siang'aJames Aggrey Siang'a is a Kenyan former international football player. Now active as a football manager, he has coached throughout Africa at both club and national level, and currently coaches Kenyan club side Gor Mahia.-Playing career:...
(1999–00) - Reinhard FabischReinhard FabischReinhard Fabisch was a German football manager who was last employed as manager of the Benin national side, a position he took up in December 2007 and left in May 2008.-Coaching career:...
(2001–02) - Joe KadengeJoe KadengeJoe Kadenge is a Kenyan former football player and coach. He is regarded by some as the finest footballer ever produced by Kenya.-Playing career:Kadenge played for Maragoli United, and scored the fastest ever goal in the Kenyan Premier League...
(2002) - Jacob "Ghost" MuleeJacob Mulee-Career:Mulee coached Kenyan club side Tusker between 1999 and 2009, winning the Kenyan Premier League title three times. He later coached APR of Rwanda and Young Africans of Tanzania....
(2003–04) - Twahir MuhiddinTwahir MuhiddinTwahir Muhiddin is the current head coach of the Kenya national football team. He was previously the assistant coach under German coach Antoine Hey....
(2004–05) - Mohammed Kheri (2005)
- Bernard LamaBernard LamaBernard Pascal Maurice Lama is a French football coach and former goalkeeper. He was born in the Indre-et-Loire département but grew up in French Guiana. He spent a number of years in goal for Lille and Paris Saint-Germain...
(2006) - Tom Olaba (2006)
- Jacob "Ghost" MuleeJacob Mulee-Career:Mulee coached Kenyan club side Tusker between 1999 and 2009, winning the Kenyan Premier League title three times. He later coached APR of Rwanda and Young Africans of Tanzania....
(2007–08) - Francis KimanziFrancis KimanziFrancis Kimanzi is a Kenyan football coach who is currently the head coach of his national side Kenya.-Playing career:Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager....
(2008–09) - Antoine HeyAntoine HeyAntoine Hey is a German retired football player who played in the Bundesliga. He was previously the coach of the Kenyan national team, a job he held from February to November 2009.-Club career:...
(2009) - Twahir MuhiddinTwahir MuhiddinTwahir Muhiddin is the current head coach of the Kenya national football team. He was previously the assistant coach under German coach Antoine Hey....
(2009–10) - Jacob "Ghost" MuleeJacob Mulee-Career:Mulee coached Kenyan club side Tusker between 1999 and 2009, winning the Kenyan Premier League title three times. He later coached APR of Rwanda and Young Africans of Tanzania....
(2010) - Zedekiah OtienoZedekiah OtienoZedekiah Otieno, sometimes referred to as Zico by Kenyan press, was the head coach of the Kenya national football team. Otieno is a former player of Gor Mahia F.C.....
(2010–11) - Francis KimanziFrancis KimanziFrancis Kimanzi is a Kenyan football coach who is currently the head coach of his national side Kenya.-Playing career:Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager....
(2011–)
External links
- Kenyan Footie – Kenyan Football Portal
- -Michezo Afrika -The Home of Real Sports in Kenya