An outstanding display against the Pharaohs last week triggered Liverpool star Mohamed Salah to go to the Stars dressing room and share a word with them. Last night, Harambee Stars beat Togo 2-1 in Lome and Adebayor was their guest after the games.
The Argentinian international will be honoured by a statue crafted in his image at the Etihad stadium alongside some of the club legends Midfielder David Silva and former Captain Vincent Kompany for the achievements they have made while on duty with the club.
Abdalla Hassan scored the opener in the 32nd minute of the game and another in the second half from the day’s skipper Masud Juma helped Ghost’s Stars to their first victory of what has been a poor campaign. Finnish based Henry Enenful scored from the spot in the 91st minute for the hosts but a well organised Harambee Stars kept tight to ensure that they earned the maximum points.
The Kegue Stadium in Lome will be the venue for the dead rubber match when the two teams meet. For Harambee Stars coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee, that elusive winner in the qualifiers is what he will be looking for in his 3rd stint as the national team coach. The homeboys are still winless in Group G with four draws and a loss heading into the tie.
The 25 year-old Frenchman was key in Sunday's victory over Kazakhstan after he assisted Ousmane Dembele in firing France ahead in the 19th minute.
Referee Niatire Suntuo Aziz and his assistants Suleman Mohammed and Yakubu Abdul Rahman were beaten by the angry fans of the home side after the final whistle of the fixture.
The fourth referee Hasim Yakubu was also not spared.
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Team Kenya
on Sun, 28 Mar 2021 - 1:24 am
The World Cup winner said on Friday that social media companies haven't done enough to stop abusive behavior, which regularly targets Black athletes.
This extension came shortly after reports earlier this week linking the 39 year-old former Spanish international with a move to Borussia Monchengladbach as head coach, to replace Marco Rose who is set to take over reigns at Borussia Dortmund this summer.
Despite the 1-1 draw with The Pharaohs ,Kenya showcased bravery in their game play since they looked sharp on their attack. Though the result did not go as expected ,most Kenyans were happy with the performance put out by the boys which showcased hardwork and character .
The seven-time champions Egypt managed a 1-1 draw with Stars to join Comoros in qualifying to next year’s showpiece in Cameroon.
In their previous 20 meetings since October 1972 ,the Egyptians appear to be the stronger side with a record of 14 wins 5 draws Harambee stars have only won once in their last 20 matches against the Pharaohs.
All 72 clubs recorded zero positive results for the first time in a year, a move that has definitely excited chief executive Trevor Birch.
The Egyptians named a very strong squad that has travelled to Kenya with some of their household names present. Egypt will depend very much on their key players who are most likely to be part of the starting line up.
Dependable centerback Joseph Okumu and FKF Premier League leading scorer Eric Kapaito are all ruled out. Okumu picked up a knock while on club duty with his Swedish top tier side IF Elsfborg.
El Neny posted on Twitter a photo of him and his teammates in a plane that is expected to touch down at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport shortly after 9pm local time.
A month and a half ago, they got a notification from the world football governing body FIFA, to pay Rwandan midfielder Vincent Habamahoro Kshs 1.8 million owed to the player.
Gladbach confirmed last month that current coach Marco Rose would depart at the end of the season to become Borussia Dortmund boss following Lucien Favre's dismissal.
The players were tested for Covid-19, as is required on Sunday evening ahead of the first training session of the week.
After being out of action for close to two months, Ghost said that he was only going to deal with players who have been active and definitely Wanyama is not one of them.
