Result: Kenya 4-0 Lesotho on 7 June 2026 at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, a comprehensive friendly win that keeps B. McCarthy’s rebuild on schedule.
Kenya struck first in the 8th minute when Mohammed Bajaber scored after Micah Obiero picked him out. That early goal set the tone: Lesotho’s block was broken immediately, and C. Pasuwa’s side never recovered the shape to contest midfield. Richard Odada and Austin Odhiambo kept the ball circulating, and the Kenyan back four of Rooney Onyango, Stanley Wilson, Deon Woodman, and Alphonce Omija stepped up to pin the visitors back.
McCarthy refreshed his flanks at half-time, introducing Erick Otieno and Clarke Oduor for Stanley Wilson and Kelly Madada at 46 minutes. The gamble paid off six minutes later. In the 52nd minute Austin Odhiambo slipped Bajaber through again; the forward finished for his second. One minute after that, Lesotho’s evening collapsed completely when Sekhoane Moerane was sent off for violent conduct in the 53rd minute. Playing a man down, Pasuwa’s team offered little beyond damage limitation.
Kenya’s bench then went to work. A five-man change on 68 minutes saw Amos Nondi, Sydney Agina, Sammy Henia-Kamau, Caleb Kramer, and Lawrence Ouma replace Austin Odhiambo, Rooney Onyango, William Wilson, Brian Bwire, and Micah Obiero. The fresh legs attacked relentlessly. In the 84th minute Ouma finished after Agina supplied him, and four minutes later Ouma struck again in the 88th minute, this time assisted by Bajaber. The substitutes closed the match exactly as McCarthy’s staff scripted it.
Lesotho cycled through their own bench. Fusi Matlabe and Lemohang Lintsa arrived at 46 minutes, followed by Teboho Letsema and Leluma Mofoka at 58 minutes, yet the visitors never handled Kenya’s passing rhythm. Even the late switch that brought Kananelo Rapuleng on for Thabo Mafatle at 87 minutes could not plug the gaps left by the red card.
Key Match Events
- 8th minute: Mohammed Bajaber scored, assisted by Micah Obiero.
- 52nd minute: Mohammed Bajaber scored again, assisted by Austin Odhiambo.
- 53rd minute: Sekhoane Moerane was sent off for violent conduct.
- 84th minute: Lawrence Ouma scored, assisted by Sydney Agina.
- 88th minute: Lawrence Ouma scored, assisted by Mohammed Bajaber.
McCarthy will now look to carry this fluidity into the next fixture of the June window. Pasuwa must rebuild confidence before Lesotho return to competitive duty, especially with discipline now under scrutiny. For more from this international slate, see Denmark vs Ukraine and Kosovo vs Andorra.
Kenya current squad:
- B. Bwire (Goalkeeper, #18, age 25)
- S. Faruk (Goalkeeper, #1, age 29)
- I. Otieno (Goalkeeper, #1, age 32)
- M. Kibwage (Defender, #4, age 28)
- J. Ochieng (Defender, #9, age 22)
- F. Odhiambo (Defender, #2, age 23)
- C. Oduor (Midfielder, #19, age 26)
- M. Okwaro (Defender, #20, age 19)
- Aboud Omar Khamis (Defender, #3, age 30)
- A. Omija (Defender, #5, age 23)
- R. Onyango (Defender, #16, age 24)
- D. Sakari (Defender, #3, age 26)
- Duke Ooga Abuya (Midfielder, #8, age 31)
- C. Erambo (Midfielder, #12, age 20)
- R. Odada (Midfielder, #6, age 25)
- A. Odhiambo (Midfielder, #10, age 25)
- B. S. Omondi (Midfielder, #24, age 21)
- A. Onyango (Midfielder, #6, age 24)
- W. Wilson (Midfielder, #11, age 24)
- M. Bajaber (Attacker, #7, age 22)
- R. Ogam (Attacker, #15, age 21)
- T. Ouma (Attacker, #14, age 21)
Lesotho current squad:
- Katleho Mochesane (Goalkeeper, #N/A, age null)
- S. Moerane (Goalkeeper, #16, age 28)
- Thabang Malane (Defender, #17, age 26)
- Motlomelo Mkhwanazi (Defender, #2, age 31)
- R. Mokokoane (Defender, #21, age 27)
- Ntoa Mphale (Defender, #19, age null)
- Tshwarelo Mattwes Bereng (Midfielder, #5, age 35)
- Lisema Richard Lebokollane (Midfielder, #6, age 32)
- L. Lesako (Midfielder, #18, age 26)
- T. Makhele (Midfielder, #20, age 30)
- M. Ntaitsane (Midfielder, #12, age 35)
- Tsepang Sefali (Midfielder, #18, age 29)
- Jane Thabantso (Midfielder, #15, age 29)
- Teboho Letsema (Attacker, #7, age 23)
- M. Sera (Attacker, #9, age 30)
- K. Snyders (Attacker, #14, age null)
- M. Teele (Attacker, #N/A, age null)
