The Kenya Under 23 team has been eliminated from the COSAFA 2024 Championship despite finishing second in their group.
The Ken Odhiambo-coached side had collected six points from their wins over Zambia and Zimbabwe but will be going home due their head to head record against their group leaders Comoros who also had 6 points but had beaten Kenya in the second group game.
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Comoros will take on Angola in the first semifinals on Friday 5th July 2024, before Mozambique do battle with Namibia in the second game with both matches will be played at the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
Angola defeated Lesotho 3-1 to take the top spot in Group C on goals scored, having netted six times to Namibia’s five. Lehlohonolo Fothoane gave Lesotho the lead on 26 minutes, but when Depu slotted a penalty just before halftime, he levelled the game and moved to the top of the 2024 COSAFA Cup scorers’ charts alongside Namibia’s Bethuel Muzeu with a third goal in the competition. Vidinho then netted a second for the Angolans on 63 minutes to ensure they would advance to the knockout rounds before Miro added a second penalty late on to net his side’s third goal.
Namibia also won 3-1 as they defeated Seychelles and took second place in the pool with seven points, but advanced to the semifinals as the best runner-up from across the three groups. They beat Kenya (six points, Group B) and South Africa (five points, Group A). Muzeu bagged two goals, the first and third for Namibia, while Erastus Kulula was also on target for the Brave Warriors. But a goal three minutes from the end by Seychelles’ Brandon Labrosse changed the complexion of the pool and dropped Namibia from first place on goal difference to second on goals scored.
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