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Harambee Stars Secure A 2-1 win Over Rwanda To End World Cup Qualifiers
Harambee Stars ended the 2022 World Cup qualifiers with a win after edging out Rwanda 2-1 in Monday’s last Group E match played behind closed doors at Nyayo Stadium.
Stars captain Michael Olunga and midfielder Richard Odada scored in the first half as Kenya registered their first win in the qualifiers. Oliver Niyonzima scored Rwanda’s consolation goal in the second half.
Kenya headed into the match behind their 1-1 draw against Uganda Cranes last week on Thursday, the same day Rwanda lost 1-0 to leaders Mali.
With both teams having being lost the chance to advance into the last phase of the qualifiers, they were playing just for pride.
And after 90 minutes, it was Kenya who had the last laugh and putting a smile on the face of Turkish coach Engin Firat, who is expected to leave his role with the expiry of his two-month contract.
The win sees Kenya finish third in Group E standings after six-matches with six points. Rwanda are last on the log without a win and with one point they registered when they drew 1-1 with Kenya during the first leg.
Mali qualified to the next stage of the World Cup qualifiers after finishing top with 16 points. Uganda Cranes are second with nine points.
Kenya started on the front foot at the Nyayo Stadium match after going ahead inside the opening three minutes of the match.
Erick Oumas’ cross from the left wing found an unmarked Abdallah Hassan in the box, who headed the ball into Olunga’s path for a simple tap-in to give Kenya an early 1-0 lead.
Five minutes later, Ouma combined with Hassan, but the Bandari winger failed to find Olunga with a low cross, which was cleared by the Rwandan defense.
Playing as a winger, Sweden-based full back Ouma continued to terrorise the Rwandan defense after finding Olunga unmarked in the box, who forced Rwandan goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwali into making a fine save that resulted into a fruitless corner.
Stars’ early resilience and attack was rewarded again in the 13th minute when the centre referee pointed to the spot after Rwanda goalkeeper Ntwali brought down a surging Ouma inside the box.
Midfielder Richard Odada stepped up to score his first international goal for Kenya as the hosts went 2-0 inside the opening 15 minutes.
In the second half, Rwanda was the better side after dominating the last 45 minutes before they scored in the 66th minute through Oliver Niyonzima.
Speaking after the match, Olunga said they are happy with the win and can only work towards getting better in future assignments.
Dennis Ombachi, popular rugby player and chef has set tongues wagging after sharing a snippet of his toddler son showcasing that he can float on water and swim to safety.
Ombachi took to his Instagram page to share a video throwing the little boy into the water, leaving many in shock.
In the short video, the rugby player lifted his son up, kissed him, then he tossed him into a swimming pool by the leg.
“Four weeks since we started water safety classes and my son graduated today, officially water safe!” Ombachi gushed on Twitter about his son’s abilities.
Once in the water, the baby boy quickly gets himself to a floating position and kicks his feet moving forward steadily. It appears that he can get himself out of a pool and even keep his head up to breathe after having been taught the life skill early on.
Following the child’s accomplishment, Ombachi said that he is a “proud father”
“Proud of you my naughty boy, you’re finally Water Safe, less worries for us when you are out of our sight having successfully completed your water safety class. Happy graduation day,” he wrote on Instagram.
Since his early Monday morning post, the self-taught chef has been trending on Twitter, with over 5000 tweets being made about him, with netizens sharing mixed reactions.
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Athletics Kenya (AK) is impressed with the progress made by inferior athletes at the ongoing vacation camp.
The camps are aimed at preparing athletes for the World Under-20 tournament in Cali, Colombia.
AK President Jack Tuwei who was speaking in Kapsumbeiywo All4Running youth camp which is headed by former world
800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei, said he was impressed by the turnout of the youth in colorful camps.
“We have 26 camps across the country and we are happy because they are training well thanks to the government who have helped in funding them. As a federation we shall do our part and make sure we get some of the best from these camps,” Tuwei said.
Kenya will be seeking to retain the title for the younger team for the third time in a row in the tournament set for August after winning in Tampere, Finland in 2018 and again last time in Nairobi.
AK youth head trainer Robert Ngiserei said the early medication will enable the country to present a strong platoon across the all events.
“At the Youth Sub Committee, we have embraced this program as it will help us improve more on the development of talent which will ensure our country remains as an athletics powerhouse,” Ngiserei said.
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