1986 World Cup Qualifiers First Round  OpponentVenueScoreScorersNotesEthiopiaNyayo2-1Sammy Taabu, Joe MasigaEthiopiaAddis Ababa3-3Masiga, Ambrose Ayoyi, Sammy Onyango Second Round OpponentVenueScoreScorersNotesNigeriaNyayo0-3 NigeriaLagos1-3Masiga 1982 World Cup QualifiersFirst Round OpponentVenueScoreScorersNotesTanzaniaCity Stadium3-1Sammy Owino (2) , Elly AderoTanzaniaDar es Salaam0-5   
1978 World Cup Qualifiers First Round Sudan withdrew so Kenya received a bye to the second round Second Round OpponentVenueScoreScorersNotesEgyptCity Stadium0-0 EgyptCairo0-1   1974 World Cup Qualifiers This was Kenya's first ever attempt at qualifying for the world cup. First Round OpponentVenueScoreScorersNotesSudanCity Stadium2-0Daniel Anyanzwa, Peter Ouma "Pele"SudanKhartoum 0-1   Second Round OpponentVenueScoreScorersNotesMauritiusCity Stadium3-1 MauritiusPort Louis2-2Jackson Aluko, Asibwa Third Round OpponentVenueScoreScorersNotesZambiaNdola0-2 ZambiaCity Stadium2-2William Ouma "Chege", Peter Ouma "Pele"