CECAFA
2015 Cecafa Cup: KEnya Draws 1-1 against burundi as Ethiopia Recovers 2-0 against Somalia
Michael Olunga saved Kenya blushes at the CECAFA 2015 in Ethiopia after scoring in the dying minutes of the first half to give Harambee Stars a 1 -1 draw against Burundi.
South Sudan’s defensive tactics paid dividends as they held on for a point.
After beating Djibouti 2-0 in their opening Group C game on Monday it puts South Sudan in line to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
2015 Cecafa standings after 2 matches: |
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| Top two in each group and two best third-placed teams progress | ||
| Group A: | Group B: | Group C: |
| Tanzania 6 pts | Kenya 4 pts | Malawi 6 pts |
| Rwanda 3 Pts | Burundi 4 pts | South Sudan 4 pts |
| Ethiopia 3 pts | Uganda 3 pts | Sudan 1 pts |
| Somalia 0 pts | Zanzibar 0 pts | Djibouti 0 pts |
The draw leaves Sudan in third place behind their neighbours with just a single point so far after they lost 2-1 to Malawi in their first match.
Guest team Malawi top the group and have qualified for the last eight after brushing aside Djibouti 3-0.
Yaboh Idriss Moussa missed several chances for Djibouti before Gerald Phiri converted a penalty for Malawi and John Banda and Chiukepo Msowoya secured the victory.
In the other games played on Wednesday defending champions Kenya and Burundi settled for a 1-1 all draw.
While hosts Ethiopia recovered from their loss in the opening match to Rwanda to beat Somalia 2-0 in front of a capacity crowd.