CECAFA Senior Championships will be played in Uganda starting next month from 7th to 19th December 2019. 

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Kenya National Football Team Harambee Stars will represent the country in the competition and hope to produce their best results. 

They will hope to defend the title having won it in Machakos in December 2017. 

In preparation for the competition, Harambee Stars head coach Francis Kimanzi has revealed a provisional squad for the competition. 

The team is expected to start their camp on 2 December 2019. 

The competition groups are already out, and Kenya has been placed in Group C which has Zanzibar, Tanzania and Djibouti. 

Other teams in the competition include Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Eritrea in Group A, and DR Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia in Group C. 

Kimanzi has left out top two stars Victor Wanyama and Michael Olunga.

Here is the full list of those names in the provisional squad:

Goalkeepers

Brian Bwire (Kariobangi Sharks) and Timothy Odhiambo (Ulinzi Stars).

Defenders

Suleiman Ngotho (Posta Rangers), David Owino (Mathare United), Johnstone Omurwa (Wazito), Joash Onyango (Gor Mahia),  Hillary Wandera (Tusker), Andrew Juma (Mathare United),  Daniel Sakari (Kariobangi Sharks), Samuel Olwande (Kariobangi Sharks).

Midfielders

Cliffton Miheso (Gor Mahia), Moses Mudavadi (Kakamega Homeboyz), Anthony Wambani (Vasalunds IF), Whyvone Isuza (AFC Leopards), Lawrence Juma (Gor Mahia), Roy Okal (Mathare United), Kenneth Muguna (Gor Mahia), Abdallah Hassan (Bandari),  Reagan Otieno (KCB), Luke Namanda (Tusker),  Kevin Kimani (Mathare United), Musa Masika (Wazito).

Forwards

John Mark Makwatta (AFC Leopards), Benson Omala (Western Stima), Oscar Wamalwa (Ulinzi Stars),  Elvis Nandwa (Ulinzi Stars).