Match officials appointments for Harambee Stars’ two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers have been made.

In the first qualifier against Gabon, all the referees are Egyptian nationals. Mansour Mohammed will serve as center referee he will be assisted by Gamal Saad as first assistant referee, Abdelfattah Elsnadidy as second assistant referee and Adel Hussein as fourth official.

Manuel Candido from Angola will serve as the match’s referee assessor and finally match commissioner duties will be performed by Congo’s Kossa Jean Médard.

Stars will face Gabon in the first of the qualifiers on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Stade de la Rénovation de Franceville starting at 7 pm EAT and there after against Seychelles in the second qualifier on Monday, November 20, 2023, at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan.

Kenya has been drawn in Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Burundi, and Seychelles.

Match Officials

Gabon vs Kenya

  1. Mansour Mohamed Maarouf Eid (Center Referee)
  2. Gamal Saad Mohammed Samir (Assistant Referee 1)
  3. Abdelfattah Mahmoud Elsnadidy Hany (Assistant Referee 2)
  4. Adel Elsaid Hussein Mohamed (Fourth Official)

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