Jinja, UGANDA
Kenya made a perfect
start at the 2019 CECAFA U20 Boys’ Challenge Cup with a dominant display
against Zanzibar in the game played at the FUFA Technical Centre on Sunday.
A spirited display saw Kenya win 5-0 against Zanzibar who
finished the game with a player less after captain Mustapha Juma Muhsin sent
off in the second half.
Striker Sydney Lokale was a thorn in the flesh for the
coastal nation scoring four of the five goals for
Kenya.
Second-half substitute Austin Otieno Odhiambo put the icing
on the cake tapping home the fifth goal for a dominant Kenyan side.
Zanzibar marched Kenya for the opening 30 minutes but
eventually caved in when the latter stepped up their efforts.
Lokale was brought down inside the area and referee Alex
Muhabi pointed to the spot two minutes after the half-hour mark. The lanky
striker stepped up to convert the resultant penalty.
Initially, goalkeeper Ali Ahmed Hamdu had saved Lokale’s
strike from the spot but he got it right from the
rebound.
However, there was a mix when Muhabi cancelled the goal but
he counted it after consultations from his assistants.
In the 38th minute, Lokale doubled the lead when he lashed onto a
long ball to lobe past onrushing goalkeeper.
Zanzibar captain Muhsin was sent off in the 70th minute when he brought down Lokale in the area and
the striker once again stepped up to score his third on the day.
The striker netted his fourth ten minutes to fulltime and
he was consequently rested before Odhiambo netted the
fifth and final goal in the 83rd minute.
Kenya will face Tanzania in their next game on Tuesday. The
latter won 4-0 against Ethiopia in the first game of the day.
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