Kenya national football team

Kenya
NicknameHarambee Stars
AssociationFootball Kenya Federation (FKF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (Central & East Africa)
Head coachBenni McCarthy
CaptainMichael Olunga
Most capsMusa Otieno (90)
Top scorerWilliam Ouma (35)
Home stadiumMoi International Sports Centre
FIFA codeKEN
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FIFA ranking
Current 113 (19 January 2026)
Highest68 (December 2008)
Lowest137 (July 2007)
First international
 Kenya 1–1 Uganda 
(Nairobi, Kenya; 1 May 1926)
Biggest win
 Kenya 10–0 Zanzibar 
(Nairobi, Kenya; 4 October 1961)
Biggest defeat
 Uganda 13–1 Kenya 
(Uganda; 14 December, 1932)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances7 (first in 1972)
Best resultGroup stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2019, 2027)
African Nations Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2024)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2013)
Best resultGroup stage (2013, 2024)
CECAFA Cup
Appearances37 (first in 1973)
Best resultChampions (1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2013, 2017)

The Kenya national football team (Swahili: Timu ya Taifa ya Kandanda ya Kenya), colloquially known as the Harambee Stars, represents Kenya in association football. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body of football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). The team plays its home games primarily at the Nyayo National Stadium in the capital, Nairobi.