Kenya received its closing World Cup qualifying sport to supply a second of respite from the disaster on its nationwide soccer federation. Michael Olunga put Kenya forward within the third minute after beating Rwanda 2-1. Richard Odada added second from the penalty spot as Kenya took a 2-0 lead inside quarter-hour in Nairobi on Monday.
Olivier Neyonzima scored a free kick with a side-foot volley for Rwanda’s aim, its second aim in six video games within the group stage qualifiers. The outcome meant little as each groups have been already out of competition for subsequent yr’s World Cup in Qatar. Mali received Group E to achieve Africa’s closing World Cup playoffs in March.
Just hours earlier than the Kenya-Rwanda qualifiers and a brief drive away in Nairobi, Kenya Football Federation president Nick Mwendwa appeared in courtroom after being arrested on suspicion of corruption and questioned by police that the federation had raised greater than $6 million. How did you spend it by the federal government.
Prosecutors need Mavendwa to be detained for 14 days for additional questioning, and to present the police an opportunity to gather paperwork. Mavendwa was granted bail earlier than showing in one other courtroom on Wednesday when a choose will resolve whether or not to place him again in jail for questioning.
Mavendwa was arrested on Friday in a lodge whereas visiting the nationwide staff, and a day later the federal government dissolved the nationwide federation and changed its management with a brief committee. Kenya’s sports activities minister mentioned the authorities wanted to research the federation for corruption. The transfer to dissolve the federation places Kenya liable to banning from worldwide soccer.
FIFA doesn’t permit governments to intervene with the operation of soccer associations and urges the Kenyan authorities to reinstate Mwendwa and different officers. It now seems unimaginable, with Mavendwa’s bail situations barring him from contacting the federation’s staff or accessing its workplaces.
Kenya-Rwanda have been one in every of 4 qualifiers in Africa on Monday, none of which had any bearing on who would advance to the deciding 10-team playoff. In different video games, Togo received 1–0 in Namibia, Niger drew 7–2 over Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau drew 0–0 over Sudan. All these groups have been already eradicated.
Mali, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco and Congo certified for the playoffs after successful their teams. African champions Algeria, Tunisia and Nigeria are all seeking to be part of them on the ultimate day of group video games on Tuesday. West African rivals Ivory Coast and Cameroon will meet of their group in a winner-take-all sport. The 5 winners of the playoff video games to be held in March will qualify for the World Cup.
South Africa mentioned on Monday it might make a proper criticism and attraction to each the Confederation of African Football and FIFA after Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Ghana. Ghana’s win earned a spot within the playoffs in Group G on the expense of South Africa.
The sport, and maybe a World Cup spot, was determined by a penalty, which was hotly disputed by South Africa, who additionally complained about Senegalese referee Maguet N’Diea’s different choices that went towards them. South African Football Association CEO Tebogo Motlanthe mentioned they might ask CAF and FIFA to research the “conduct” of N’Diey and different match officers.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
