Gor Mahia’s duo of Benson Omalla and Austin Odhiambo gave the Emerging Stars the deserving victory in the COSAFA cup game this evening against Zimbabwe to move to the second position in group B
The two nil win moved Kenya up with six points after a disappointing finish on Sunday against Comoros that dimmed the stars contention in the competition.
The first half was cagy, with few outright opportunities at goal. Kenya had two half chances, Rooney Onyango shooting over from the edge of the box after picking a loose ball while Hassan Beja couldn’t control the ball from close range after the keeper had spilled a Geoffrey Onyango cross.
In the second half, Kenya started with pace and they broke the deadlock just six minutes after the restart when Odhiambo rifled in the ball from the right after picking a cross from skipper Rooney.
Ken Odhiambo’s boys are hoping that either Angola or Namibia lose their final Group C matches tomorrow to enable them sneak through to the knockout stage as best runners-up.
Both Angola and Namibia are on four points. They face Lesotho and Seychelles respectively, with the two sides having picked only a point each after two games.