Wild celebrations rocked Moroni, the capital city of Comoros, after the team edged out Kenya’s Harambee Stars 2-1 to inch closer to a first ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification.
Kenya ha heleleya mna ntsi yitsona mwendje 😭😭😭😭😭 heeeweeee #COMKEN pic.twitter.com/Irw9PldJu3
— She (@w_ardat) November 15, 2020
The win left the Coelacanths needing just two points from two games in Group G of the qualifiers to make a first ever appearance at a major football tournament.
The Islanders top the group with eight points, three better than Egypt, who play Togo away on Tuesday.
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But the hosts, who showed flashes of brilliance from the start, opened the scoring through El Fardou Ben in the 21st minute.
Comoros Edge Harambee Stars out of Afcon Qualifiers. [Courtesy]Prodigy Cliff Nyakeya leveled for Kenya in the 36th minute, but the hosts had the last laugh, grabbing the winner through Faiz Mattoir from a well worked move in the 49th minute.
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