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Kenya

CAF. Played 709 since 1 May 1926: won 268, drawn 178, lost 263. Elo 1452, ranked 128 in the world; peak 1644 in 1961.

Latest results

Results and fixtures

Squad

The following players were selected for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Eritrea and Guinea on 26 September and 1 October 2026; respectively.

Players
24
Average age
24.9
Caps between them
307
Most from one club
Gor Mahia (5)

Where they play

8 at home · 13 abroad in 10 other countries

  • Kenya 8
  • England 3
  • Spain 2
  • Belgium 1
  • France 1
  • Norway 1
  • Qatar 1
  • Sweden 1
  • Tanzania 1
  • United States 1
  • Zambia 1

Average club rating 1549 (ClubElo; 8 of 24 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Real Sociedad, ranked 47 by ClubElo.

No.PlayerAgeCapsGoals
Goalkeepers
Bryne OdhiamboGor Mahia170
Brian BwireTusker2680
Farouk ShikaloFree agent3060
Defenders
Aboud OmarTusker34540
Rooney OnyangoSogndal(Norway)25241
Mike KibwageGor Mahia29170
Manzur OkwaroStade Reims(France)20120
Frank OdhiamboGor Mahia2431
Vincent HarperExeter City(England)2610
Amos WanjalaValencia(Spain)2000
Haniff WesongaJamus2300
Midfielders
Duke AbuyaYoung Africans(Tanzania)32272
Timothy OumaCharlton Athletic(England)22120
Chrispine EramboTusker22110
Marvin OmondiPower Dynamos(Zambia)25100
Stanley WilsonAIK(Sweden)2020
Forwards
Michael OlungaAl-Arabi(Qatar)326432
Ryan OgamLiège(Belgium)21138
Ben Stanley OmondiGor Mahia22110
Mohammed BajaberFree agent2363
Job OchiengReal Sociedad(Spain)2350
Shariff MusaGor Mahia2420
Micah ObieroCarlisle United(England)2520
Javan OchiengHickory(United States)00

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Kenya national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 7 June 2026; page last edited 20 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Tournament history

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

130015001700192619762026Peak 1631 (1961)
Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Kenya v Uganda: played 110, won 31, drawn 37, lost 42; goals 159–194. First met 1 May 1926, last 11 Nov 2021.

Latest 15 of 110 meetings.

Record by competition

Kenya by competition
Friendly31312282109
CECAFA Cup150723345
African Cup of Nations qualification111343245
FIFA World Cup qualification84272235
African Cup of Nations172411
All-African Games5221
Intercontinental Cup4202
Nile Basin Tournament4103
COSAFA Cup3111
Mapinduzi Cup3111
Prime Minister's Cup3003
Simba Tournament3003
FIFA Series2110
King's Cup2101
Mauritius Four Nations Cup2101
Zambian Independence Tournament2101
LG Cup1001

Top scorers

  1. Dennis Oliech 16
  2. Michael Olunga 13
  3. William Ouma 6
  4. Mike Okoth Origi 6
  5. Ryan Ogam 4
  6. Joe Masiga 3
  7. Musa Otieno 3
  8. John Baraza 3
  9. Johanna Omolo 3
  10. Peter Ouma 2

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.