Football
Hard fighting Gor Mahia lose to Azam in CECAFA Cup final
Kenya’s representative in CECAFA Kagame Cup, Gor Mahia, lost 2-0 in the final of the tournament played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.
Gor Mahia had hopes of winning the trophy they last won 30 years ago but their dreams were cut shot with John Bocco’s 16th minute strike and Kipre Tche Tche’s shot in the 65th minute.
The win has seen Azam, which has now won the cup for the first time, complete the tournament without conceding a single goal whilst ending Gor Mahia’s unbeaten run in the tournament this year.
Gor Mahia reached the finals after beating Khartoum of Sudan 3-1 while Azam edged out KCCA of Uganda 1-0 to book their spot in the final match.
Alongside the trophy and winners’ medals, Azam will carry home $30,000 while Gor Mahia will return to Kenya with $20,000 (Sh2 million).
In the other match played at the same venue on Sunday, KCCA of Uganda beat Al Khartoum National FC of Sudan 2-1 in third place play-off to home $10,000.
The Amavubi of Rwanda have picked a vital 3-0 win away to Seychelles in the first leg of the preliminary round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers played on Thursday.
After a shaky start with several missed chances Muhadhjiri Hakizimana gave Amavubi the lead after 32 minutes at the Unity Stadium in Victoria.
The hosts tried to push forward to level matters but were punished with a quick counter attack with Yannick Mukunzi making no mistake to make it 2-0 after 36 minutes.
In the second half the home team led by skipper Senky Vidot played a highly defensive game. But Tanzania based professional Meddi Kagera got his name on the score sheet after 80 minutes. The return leg will be played on September 10th with the winner over two legs qualifying for the group stage of the qualifiers.
Later today two other members of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) Sudan and Somalia will also be in action. Sudan will play away to Chad, while Somalia hosts Zimbabwe in the neutral ground in Djibouti.
The preliminary round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off today with several matches on card. Twenty eight teams lowly ranked by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will battle to try and win spots in the group stage.
26 teams are already qualified for the group phase thanks to their CAF ranking.
Burundi, fresh from the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) just like their opponents Tanzania will battle in the first leg in Bujumbura in what promises to be a thriller.
The Red Sea Camels of Eritrea returning to the international stage after 2015 will play host to Namibia at the Asmara Stadium, while Ethiopia take on Lesotho.
The other members of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) that will be in action include South Sudan who will host Equatorial Guinea in a neutral venue at the Al Hilal Stadium in Khartoum.
French coach Julien Mette will also lead the Djibouti national team in the first leg encounter against Eswatini (Swaziland). The other games on card will see Mauritius take on Mozambique, while Sao Tome e Principe play host to Guinea Bissau and Liberia host Sierra Leone.
On Thursday Rwanda will play away to Seychelles, while Chad host Sudan and Somalia battle Zimbabwe on a neutral venue in Djibouti.
The remaining matches to be played between Friday and Saturday will see Comoros Islands face Togo, Gambia take on Angola and Malawi playing away to Botswana.
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Kenyan ambassador in Burundi Ken Vitisia at the opening ceremony of CECAFA Under 17 tournament
Kenyan ambassador in Burundi Ken Vitisia with CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye in Muyinga during the opening ceremony of CECAFA Under 17 tournament
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