Kenya's national football team announced on Saturday its squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt and Togo later this month. The Harambee Stars will be hosting the Pharaohs in the fifth round of Group G games on 25 March, before facing Togo away in the last round of the qualifiers four days later. Egypt, record seven-time African champions, are in the driving seat of Group G ranking with 8 points, tied with second placed Comoros, and 5 points ahead of 3rd placed Kenya, while Togo lie in the bottom with only one point. Kenya were held to a 1-1 draw against Egypt in the opening match of the qualifiers, before two successive draws with the same result against Togo and Comoros in the second and third rounds. In the fourth round, the Kenyan team defeated Comoros 2-1. The Pharaohs were held to draws by Kenya and Comoros in their opening qualifying games for the next Africa Cup of Nations last year, but they returned to winning ways with two victories over Togo in the 3rd and 4th round of the group stage respectively last November. The full 27-man squad of Kenya team: Goalkeepers: Ian Otieno, James Saruni, Joseph Okoth Defenders: Joseph Okumu, Eric Ouma, Joash Onyango, Johnstone Omurwa, Nahashon Alembi, Harun Mwale, Daniel Sakari, Baraka Badi Midfielders: Anthony Akumu, Duke Abuya, Cliff Nyakeya, Duncan Otieno, Lawrence Juma, Kenneth Muguna, Kevin Simiyu, Danson Chetambe, James Mazembe, David Owino, Kevin Kimani, Boniface Muchiri, Abdalla Hassan Forwards: Michael Olunga, Masud Juma, Erick Kapaito, Elvis Rupia (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
