{"id":31163,"date":"2023-06-19T10:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T10:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/omalla-starts-in-stars-friendly-match-against-mauritius"},"modified":"2023-06-19T11:16:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T11:16:19","slug":"omalla-starts-in-stars-friendly-match-against-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/omalla-starts-in-stars-friendly-match-against-mauritius","title":{"rendered":"Omalla starts in Stars&#8217; friendly match against Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has named Benson Omalla in his starting lineup for Sunday&#8217;s friendly match against Mauritius in the four-nations tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Bryne Odhiambo will start in goal once again, with Amos Nondi, David Ochieng, Victor Omune, and Eric Ouma in defense. 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Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has named Benson Omalla in his starting lineup for Sunday&#8217;s friendly match against Mauritius in the four-nations tournament. Bryne Odhiambo will start in goal once again, with Amos Nondi, David Ochieng, Victor Omune, and Eric Ouma in defense. 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