"I told the boys before the last qualifying game against the Netherlands in Potchefstroom that this would be last match as captain," Steve Tikolo said.

"It has been a privilege being captain for the last seven years. I believe this is the right time to give a younger player the chance of leading Kenya into the fifth successive World Cup," he said.

"I will be 40 at the time and I will not be in the right frame to play," added Tikolo.