Why Christopher Mbamba did not start for Harambee Stars against Ghana

Christopher Mbamba was not used in the Kenya v Ghana match because of the papers.

Goal understands that the player who was handed his first call to the team failed to get his debut in the final Group F match because the Swedish authorities were yet to clear him with a letter to play for Kenya.

The 26-year-old turns out for Oskarshamns AIK in the country's second-tier league, and features as a fast-paced winger or attacking midfielder.

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He was among the 22-man squad that traveled to Accra to face the Black Stars but did not get the chance to make his debut.

“The main problem was that the authorities in Sweden are yet to clear the player to feature for Kenya. He has received…