Kenya’s under 23 football team  hopes of making an impact  at the All African games hit a  snag  after they were  bundled  out following a 1-1 draw in a balanced tie staged at the Kenyatta Stadium  in Machakos town before a  sparse crowd.

The visitors have now  gone through  following  a 4-1 win aggregate after their 3-0
demolition  a fortnight ago.

The visitors  took the lead barely after 20 minutes through crafty Mahmoud Abdel  who dusted himself up to slot past Posta Rangers keeper Ian Otieno  after Collins Shivachi was  spotted  by the eagle eyed- Zambian  referee  to point at the spot.

The Kenyans  however raised up their game  and managed to level the score  from another  penalty. Thika united defender Vincent Omumbo cooly tucked away his 28th minute
spot kick after towering Michael Olunga  was hacked inside the danger zone.

Stars needing three clear goals to erase the Egyptians first leg advantage started with a bold attacking formation with head coach Bobby Williamson starting Gor Mahia duo of
Michael Olunga,Timothy otieno and Sofapakas Enock agwanda with Bandari double act of Victor Ndinya and David gateri tasked with the responsibility of providing ammunition for the trio.

It was the visitors however who nearly opened the scorings in the 8^th minute as Rami Rabbah sprung the offside trap to chip the ball over Kenyan custodian  Otieno but KCB hardman Tirus Omondi cleared off the line.The kenyans were struggling to come to terms with the elusive
Egyptians.

The Egypt awaits Monday’s draw to find out their opponents in the second round of the tournament which will take place in Congo Brazaville in September

Kenya U23 v Egypt vs Egypt: I.Otieno, C.Shivachi, V.Omumbo, T.Omondi, V.Odongo, D.Gateri, T.Otieno, M.Olunga, V.Ndinya, E.Agwanda

Egypt U23 v Kenya Egypt starting lineup, Mossad Awad, M.Adel, M.Hamdy, M.Ashraf, A.Hassan, M.Hamad,R.Sobhi, H.Ragab,A.Mahmoud,Y.Ibrahim.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com