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Sunday, 3 August 2014

Nations Cup qualifiers: Lesotho upset Kenya as Mozambique advance





Second round second leg scores
Sunday

Mozambique 2-1 Tanzania (Agg 4-3)
Kenya 0-0 Lesotho (Agg 0-1)
Mauritania v Uganda (0-2)

Kenya crashed out of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying after being held 0-0 at home by Lesotho, who advance1-0 on aggregate.

The match ended goalless despite Kenya dominating the game and starting with Southampton's Victor Wanyama Southampton and Italy-based McDonald Mariga.

The hosts could not find the breakthrough to cancel out Bushi Moletsane's lone goal from the first leg in Maseru two weeks ago.

Kenya's Belgium-born coach Adel Amrouche had to watch from the stands as he is serving a one-year ban for allegedly spitting at an official in an earlier qualifier.

James Nandwa was in charge of the Harambee Stars while Football Kenya Federation appeal against Amrouche's ban.

Lesotho will now play  in Group C of the qualifiers where they will face Angola, Burkina Faso and Gabon.

Mozambique ensured their passage into the  group stages too with a 2-1 win over visiting Tanzania, to give them a 4-3 overall win.

The Mambas took the lead in added time at the end of the first-half through Josimar.

TP Mazembe striker Mbwana Samatta gave Tanzania some hope with a second-half strike but Elias Domingues Pelembe (pictured) gave the hosts the win.

Pelembe was playing his second game in as many days having come on as a substitute for his South African side Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday afternoon.

Mozambique go through to Group F of the qualifiers where Cape Verde, Niger and Zambia await.

The final tie of the weekend is in Nouakchott where Mauritania hostUganda, who look to be in the driving  seat with a 2-0 lead from the first leg.

A total of 28 nations will play in 7 groups in September. October and November to decide who will join hosts Morocco in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

The top two from each group and the best third-placed team will progress to the tournament that kicks off in January.

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