Uganda dump Kenya out of Cecafa after 3-1 loss

Kenya U20 national football team was on Monday eliminated from the Cecafa Championships following a humiliating 3-1 loss at the hands of perennial rivals Uganda in the semifinals at Black Rhino Academy in Karatu, Arusha in Tanzania.

A brace from Ivan Bogere and Kenneth Semakula put the game out of reach for Kenya, who scored their consolation goal through Enock Wanyama late in the match.

The Uganda team, nicknamed ‘The Hippos’, started on a high note after scoring two quick fire goals under three minutes, which unsettled the Kenyan Rising Stars.

Semakula was first on the scoreboard after giving The Hippos a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute before Bogere doubled the scores in the 25th minute as Uganda took a comfortable 2-0 lead at the break.

In the second half, Bogere’s 65th-minute penalty spot kick stamped Kenya’s exit out of the championship and even a late consolation goal by Wanyama could not save face for the Rising Stars.

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