We must play ‘defense of our lives’, Kenya too strong – Somalia team manager

Cecafa U17 Championship, Burundi 2018:

April 14 – 29

Ngozi – Muyinga – Gitega

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Group ‘A’: Burundi, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia

Group ‘B’: Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Zanzibar (disqualified)

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Today’s fixture:

Wed, 18 April:

Sudan (0-3, 2nd half) Uganda Gp ‘B’ (Gitega)

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Results so far:

Tue, 17 April:

Burundi 0-0 Somalia Gp ‘A’ (Ngozi)

Ethiopia 0-0 Kenya Gp ‘B’ (Gitega)

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Sun, 15 April:

Somalia 1-3 Ethiopia (Ethiopia disqualified; Som 3-0 Eth) Gp ‘A’ (Ngozi)

Sudan w/o Zanzibar (disqualified, expelled from tournament) Gp ‘B’ (Gitega)

Uganda 1-1 Tanzania Gp ‘B’ (Muyinga)

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Sat, 14 April:

Burundi 0-4 Kenya Gp ‘A’ (Muyinga)

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THE Fifa-funded (through African Football Confederation – CAF) Cecafa U17 Championship enters its fifth in Burundi with Sudan and Uganda are currently, Wednesday afternoon,  playing in a Group ‘B’ match at Stade de Ingoma in Gitega, central Burundi.

Although there were slight showers as the national anthems played for the match kick-off, previously the weather in Burundi has been intermittently chilly and rainy but the competition is uninterrupted because the three match venues — Stade Urukundo in Ngozi, Stade Umuco in Muyinga and Stade de Ingoma – are excellent astro-turf grounds with comfortable spectator seating.

Some of the strong teams in the tournament are Kenya, who however drew 0-0 their match with Ethiopia in Gitega on Tuesday after an opening 4-0 drubbing of hosts Burundi before a packed audience at Stade Umuco, Muyinga last Saturday.

Somalia, who had their 1-3 defeat by Ethiopia on Sunday overturned into a 3-0 victory after Ethiopia were found to have fielded ineligible players, drew 0-0 with a fighting Burundi in Ngozi on Tuesday. The Somalis are there on the verge of qualifying for the semi-finals before their last Pool ‘A’ match on Friday in Muyinga.

“But the Kenyan team boys are awesomely big and strong,” said Somalia team manager Mohamed Abdulle Farayare adding: “Our only option is to prepare for the best defensive game we have ever played. We can’t open ourselves up by being offensive; Kenya will tear us apart.”

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Match details so far:

Match No. 5: Ethiopia 0-0 Kenya Gp ‘B’ (Gitega)

Yellow cards: 3 Christopher Raila (89’)

TEAMS:

ETHIOPIA – 1 Tsadikile Adise: 2 Molla Deriba (6 Ujulu Abang’, 84’), 3 Worku Wondimu, 5 Lucha Mudin, 7 Ahemed Abas (captain), 8 Kussa Yohanes, 9 Gondere Demesew (14 Mohamed Kedir, 74’), 10 Alemu Fereja (4 Hailemeskel Getachew, 87’), 12 Abreha Haile, 15 Abel Dikaso, 16 Jarsa Jagiso

Reserves – 20 Daemo Ginbo (gk): 11 Tesfaye Dawit, 19 Loriso Abebe (gk)

Coach:  Derech Temesgen Dana (Ethiopia)   

KENYA – 18 Maxwell Mulili: 5 Lawrence Otieno Khayako,  4 Telvin Maina Heijkers, 3 Christopher Raila, 8 Arnold Onyango, 12 Nicholas Omondi, 16 Patrick Ngunyi Wanjohi, 7 Said Musa Kaoneka, 2 Hillary Okoth Odhiambo, 15 Isaiah Abwal, 19 Lesley Otieno, 13 Daniel Odhiambo Ochieng’, 11 Mathew Mwendwa

Reserves Not Used – 1 Brian Olango, 6 Costah Anjeo, 14 Nesta Wangema, 17 Michael Joel Abongo, 10 Felix Chabaya, 9 Movine Otieno Omondi, 20 Kennedy Mulatya Nduto

Coach: Michael Amenga (Kenya)

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Match No. 4: Burundi 0-0 Somalia Gp ‘A’ (Ngozi)

Yellow cards: Somalia – 9 Mohamed Bore Ali (56’), 13 Sakarye Ahmed Mohamed (68’), 5 Ali Mohamed Hassan (75’)

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Match No. 3: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania Gp ‘B’ (Muyinga)

Scorers:  –; —;

TEAMS:

UGANDA – 18 William George Oluka: 4 Musa Jaggwe, 3 Joseph Kafumbe, 17 Ibrahim Okellot, 5 Gavin Kizito Mugweru (captain), 6 Gerald Kirya, 7 Moses Bakabulindi, 8 Andrew Kawooya, 12 Sula Mpanga, 10 Thomas Kakaire, 11 Ivan Asaba

Reserves – 19 Ronald Kiberu, 1 Daniel Ssemwogerere, 14 Owen Mukisa, 15 Rogers Mugisha, 16 Davis Ssekajja, 13 Anthony Kenty, 9 Idd Abdulwahid, 20 Ibrahim Juma, 2 Jimmy Muber

Coach: Peter Onen (Uganda)

TANZANIA MAINLAND – 18 Bashir Twalib Athuman: 2 Alphonse Mabula Msanga, 12 Pascal Gaudence Msindo, 15 Ally Hamis Ally, 16 Amiri Said Njeru, 4 Mustafa Eashid Nakuru, 7 Said Abdallah Zanda, 10 Morris Michael Abraham, 19 Alistides Agiri Ngoda, 9 Jafari Juma Mtoo, 17 Edson Jeremiah Mshirakandi

Reserves – 1 Shaban Hassan Kimwaga (gk), 8 James Kefa Begile, 2 Salum Abubakari Lupepo, 5 Erick B Boniface, 13 Juma Ladaki Chasambi, 14 Fred Lenox Chande, 6 Oliver Thomas Jefferson

Coach: Kim Poulsen (Denmark)

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Match No.2: Somalia 1-3 Ethiopia (Ethiopia disqualified; Som 3-0 Eth) Gp ‘A’ (Ngozi)

Scorers: Somalia – 11 Farhan Mohamed Ahmed (27’); Ethiopia – 13 Lemme M Taffesse (21’, 46’, 66’)

Yellow cards: 3 Ismail Abdulgadir Mohammed (Som) 88’

TEAMS:

SOMALIA – 1 Abdirahman Mohamed: 3. Ismail Abdugadir Mohamed;  13. Sakarye Ahmed Mohamed (2 Ali Hassan Isse, 61’),  4 Abdiweli Abdirahman Mohamed, 5 Ali Mohamed Hassan (captain), 6 Ahmed Ali Mohamed, 14 Mohd Hussein Mohamed, 15 Decq Abdirahman Ahmed (16 Hansa Hassan Warsame, 74’), 11 Farhan Mohamed Ahmed, 18 Ismail Saleman Abdr Abdi, 7 Ayub Abdoulahi Bashir (20 Yahya Dahir Nur, 74’)

Reserves not used – 12 Hemed Abdlahi Mohamed, 9 Mohad Bore Ali, 19 Abdiweli Farah Yusus, 10 Osman Salaal Abdi

Coach: Salad Farah Hassan (Somalia)

ETHIOPIA – 1 Daemo M Gimbo: 5 Lucha M Mudin, 12 Abreha H Haylemeskel A Getachew, 64’) (4 Haile, 3 Worku D Wondimu, 8 Kusa T Yohannes, 17 Kanuko M Kabela, 9 Gondjere F Demesew (11 Tesfaye N Dawia, 57’),  10 Alemu Y Fereja, 7 Ahemed A Abas, 13 Lemme M Taffesse, 18 Ahmed R Nair

Reserves not used – 20 Tsadik T Abise (gk), 16 Jarsa S Jagiso, 6 Ujuiu U Obang’, 2 Molla T Deriba, 14 Mohamed Alamin Kedir

Coach: Derech Temesgen Dana (Ethiopia)

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Sat, 14 April:

Match No. 1: Burundi 0-4 Kenya Gp ‘A’ (Muyinga)

Scorers:  3 Christopher Raila (13’), Nicholas Omondi (16’), 15 Isaiah Abwal (54’, 80’)

Yellow cards: 18 Maxwell Mulili (Ken) 82’

TEAMS:

BURUNDI – 1 Papy Habuka: 4 Djuma Musi (20 Darcy Antdne Ciza, 74’), 11 Faustin Irotingabo, 17 Jules Masumbuko, 3 Ally Ndikumana, 5 Samir Bukuru (8 Japhet Niyera, 62’), 16 Flavier Iratanga, 18 Chastel Davy Niyondiko, 9 Arthur Nibikora (captain), 10 Edson Munaba (14 Aubin Akimana, 78’), 7 Chris Guy Nikuze

Reserves not used – 15 Thiery Ndayishimiye, 12 Saleh Ndikumana, 2 Isiaka Niyonzigiye, 13 Alex Mugisha, 6 Pacifique Habonimana, 19 Zuberi Ramadhani

Coach: Viveir Bahati (Burundi)

KENYA – 18 Maxwell MULILI (gk) – (Mukumu Boys High School), Kakamega County; 5 Lawrence Otieno KHAYAKO – (Sunflower High School), Nairobi City County; 4 Telvin Maina HEIJKERS – (Laiser Hill Academy), Kajiado County; 3 Christopher RAILA – (St Anthony’s High School, Kitale), Trans Nzoia County; 8 Arnold ONYANGO – (Laiser Hill Academy), Kajiado County; 12 Nicholas OMONDI – (Soweto Baptist High School, Laini Saba), Nairobi City County; 16 Patrick Ngunyi WANJOHI – (Bookshine High School, Mwiki), Nairobi City County/ 88’ 7 Said Musa KAONEKA – (Eastleigh Secondary School), Nairobi City County; 2 Hillary Okoth ODHIAMBO – (Hidden Talent Secondary School), Nairobi City County; 15 Isaiah ABWAL – (St Anthony’s High School, Kitale), Trans Nzoia County; 19 Lesley OTIENO – (Sunflower High School), Nairobi City County/ 63’ 13 Daniel Odhiambo OCHIENG’– (St Anthony’s High School, Kitale), Trans Nzoia County; 11 Mathew MWENDWA – (Anointed High School, Kariobangi), Nairobi City County

Reserves not used – 1 Brian OLANGO – (Kamukunji Secondary School), Nairobi City County; 6 Costah ANJEO – (Millennium School, Kitisuru), Nairobi City County; 14 Nesta WANGEMA – (Anointed High School, Kariobangi), Nairobi City County; 17 Michael Joel ABONGO – (Utumishi Secondary School), Nakuru County10 Felix CHABAYA – (Brown Hill Secondary School, Embakasi), Nairobi City County. OTHERS: 9 Movine Otieno OMONDI – (Sunflower High School), Nairobi City County; 20 Kennedy Mulatya NDUTO – (Sunrise High School), Nairobi City County

Coach: Michael AMENGA (Kenya)

-Reporting by Correspondents in Burundi