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“I’ll not allow anyone to influence the selection process. It is my work to look and examine who qualifies or not. I’m looking for players who are Kenyan to the bone marrow and can sing the national anthem without any difficulties. “I want to absorb players who are actively involved in competition and are performing week in week out.” Mulee has also revisited the challenges they faced during the Afcon qualifiers as far as the coronavirus tests and results are concerned. “We fell victims during our Afcon matches against Comoros and Togo in Moroni and Lome respectively,” said the tactician. ....
FKF president Nick Mwendwa has since confirmed to Goal that Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee s team will move to camp on May 27 to prepare for the qualifiers, where they have been pooled in Group E alongside Uganda, Mali, and Rwanda. “We want Harambee Stars to start preparations for World Cup qualifiers on May 27, that is the date we have pencilled for the team to move to camp,” Mwendwa told Goal on Tuesday. “We don’t have much time left, remember we were under lockdown for almost three weeks and our plan is to have the league resume on May 12, and then after two weeks of action, the coach will be able to check the fitness of players during the matches and then pick his squad. ....
However, Caf had not confirmed whether the stadium will be used for the Fifa World Cup qualifiers alongside the Moi International Sports Centre Stadium, Kasarani. No other stadium was approved for Tanzania, meaning they will only be using the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. For Uganda, Nakivubo is still banned meaning they will play their matches at the St Mary s Stadium in Kitende. Kenya will start their campaign to Qatar in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers with a home game against local rivals Uganda. The two neighbours will meet in the Migingo Derby on either June 5 or 6 at Kasarani. ....
During his first photo when he confirmed the surgery, Mulee said without giving details: “We thank God for a successful procedure. Well taken care of!” Mulee, one of the most experienced coaches in the country, returned to take charge of Harambee Stars in October 2020 just after Nick Mwendwa had won the Football Kenya Federation presidential re-election. He took over from Francis Kimanzi who had overseen a number of matches including two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Togo and Egypt. Mulee came and led Kenya during a home game against Comoros where they were held to a 1-1 draw in Nairobi. His second game was the qualifier in Moroni, where Harambee Stars were beaten 2-1 and saw their chances of qualifying for the 2022 Afcon finals become slim. ....