Bissau as Ethiopia and Kenya draw
10 Oct
The top two teams in each of the 12 qualifying
groups will progress to the 2019 Africa Cup of
Nations in Cameroon
Zambia beat Guinea-Bissau 2-1 in Lusaka with
Ethiopia and Kenya playing out a 0-0 draw as
qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
resumed on Wednesday.
Zambia's victory over Guinea-Bissau kick-started
their hopes of qualifying, bringing Chipolopolo their
first victory in Group K.
Stoppila Sunzu put Zambia ahead after 17 minutes
with Justin Shonga adding a second, but it was a
nervy finish for the hosts who held on despite a
late Frederic Mendy goal for Guinea-Bissau.
The results puts Mozambique top of Group K on
four points from two games, ahead of both Zambia
and Guinea-Bissau on goal difference.
Both teams have played a game more than
Mozambique who host bottom side Namibia on
Saturday.
Earlier, Ethiopia and visitors Kenya played out a 0-0
draw in Group F of qualifying for next year's finals.
The Harambee Stars thought they had scored five
minutes before half-time but the goal from striker
Michael Olunga, who plays in Japan, was ruled out
for for a foul.
Kenya's coach Sebastien Migne said it was a "fair
result."
"We had missed some opportunities in the first
half. After the resumption it was a bit difficult for
us.
"All in all it is a fair result. The return leg in
Kasarani is now like a final tie," Migne told
reporters.
His Ethiopia counterpart, Abraham Mebratu, was
happy with the performance of his side.
"I am content with the fighting spirit of my boys. I
can see that we have got a good game.
"We deserve to get more than a draw as we
dominated our opponents. The second leg is now a
make or break situation for us," Mebratu said.
The neighbours are set to face each other again on
Sunday in Nairobi.
Both teams now have four points from their three
matches so far.
The other match in this group between Ghana and
Sierra Leone has been called off by the
Confederation of African Football as Leone Stars
are currently banned from global football.
It is still unclear whether the games between the
Black Stars and the Leone Stars, who both have
three points from two matches, will be played at
some point in the future.
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