Coach Amrouche Unveils Foreign Based Professionals For Nigeria Clash

Coach Amrouche Unveils Foreign Based Professionals For Nigeria Clash

Harambee Stars head coach Adel Amrouche has released a list of 12 foreign based players who will join the locally based stars in preparation for the forthcoming world Cup qualifier matches starting with Nigeria&rsquo;s Super Eagles early in June, writes <i>michezoafrika.com.</i><br /><br />Among those called in for national duty include Inter Milan ace Macdonald Mariga who has been missing from the Stars squad for the past one year. <br /><br />Mariga last featured for Harambee Stars in the African Cup of Nations qualifier match against Uganda Cranes in Kampala in a match that ended 0-0.<br /><br />He was later recalled early in 2012 by coach Francis Kimanzi but he declined to train with the rest of the Harambee Stars squad despite arriving at Kasarani due to a disagreement between himself and FKF.He went on to miss the AFCON qualifier encounter against Togo after failing to get back over one million shillings in accumulated flight ticket funds.<br /><br />Scottish Young player of the season Victor Wanyama of Celtic&nbsp; is expected to be in command of the Kenyan midfield alongside his elder brother Macdonald Mariga.<br /><br />Others in the list include England based Curtis Osano, Kepha Aswani who is based in Oman, Israel based Patrick Osiako and Belgium based Ayub Timbe.<br /><br />Others are Arnold Origi and Dennis Oliech, David Gateri, Johanna Omollo and Brian Mandela.<br /><br />Origi and Oliech are however not eligible to play in the Nigeria return leg match as they are on yellow card suspension. <br /><br />They will however join the team in training as they will be in action when Kenya plays Malawi a week later.<br /><br />
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