Harambee Stars captain Micahel Olunga (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring during a past match.[Jonah Onyango,Standard]

Harambee Stars will kick off their Four Nation tournament against Pakistan on Wednesday at the Anjalay Coopen Stadium from 3:30pm local time in Mauritius.

The Micahel Olunga-captained side were supposed to have arrived in the Indian Ocean island nation last Saturday in readiness for their first match against Djibouti on Sunday which was cancelled.

Prior to the team's departure, Stars coach Engin Firat and Olunga insisted that the tournament will be a good avenue for the team as they prepare for future key international tourneys.

One of the major goals for Kenya include the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Kenya's second and final match will come on Sunday against hosts Mauritius.

Meanwhile, Firat could hand six players their debuts. This is after Kevin Luke Otiala, Moses Shumah, Byrne Omondi, Joseph Mwangi Benson Omala, and Charles Ouma made the cut into the Turkish final 23-man squad.

Seven players were dropped including Azam FC midfielder Kenneth Muguna, KAA Gent's Joseph Okumu and Masud Juma (Difaa El Jadidi, Morocco).

Okumu and Juma were players head coach Engin Firat had indicated were struggling with significant injuries

Other players left behind include Sofapaka goalkeeper Simon Masaka, Bandari's Mohamed Siraj, Alpha Onyango (Gor Mahia) and Kenya Police midfielder Alvin Mang'eni.