Kenya vs Eritrea, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Kenya

87': Ryan Ogam

FT
1 - 1

Eritrea

36': Nahom Netabay

About

Kenya are hosting Eritrea at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Match Commentary

23': Jozef Misignha (Eritrea) Substitution at 23'
29': Rooney Onyango (Kenya) Yellow Card at 29'
36': Nahom Netabay (Eritrea) Goal at 36'
52': Lars Victor Fors (Eritrea) Yellow Card at 52'
60': Manzur Okwaro (Kenya) Yellow Card at 60'
64': Ben Omondi (Kenya) Substitution at 64'
65': Stanley Wilson (Kenya) Substitution at 65'
67': Nahom Tadese Mekonen (Eritrea) Substitution at 67'
70': Mohammed Bajaber (Kenya) Substitution at 70'
78': Awed Issac Abeselom (Eritrea) Substitution at 78'
78': Maill Lundgren (Eritrea) Substitution at 78'
79': Amos Wanjala (Kenya) Substitution at 79'
79': Shariff Musa (Kenya) Substitution at 79'
87': Ryan Ogam (Kenya) Goal at 87'

Statistics

ERI		KEN
7	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
0	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	5
34.4	Possession	65.6
10	SHOTS	29
6	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
214	Accurate Passes	451
286	Passes	516
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	6
15	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	8
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
34	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Venue: Nyayo National Stadium
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

AFCON Qualifying Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	South Africa	2	+6	6
2	Guinea	2	0	3
3	Eritrea	2	-5	1
4	Kenya	2	-1	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Kenya (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Bryne Odhiambo (GK)
5	Frank Odhiambo
2	Haniff Wesonga
3	Abud Omar
16	Rooney Onyango
10	Timothy Ouma
8	Duke Abuya
20	Manzur Okwaro
15	Ryan Ogam
19	Job Ochieng
22	Micah Obiero

Kenya Substitutes:

Marvin Omondi, Faruk Shikalo, Vincent Harper, Michael Kibwage, Chris Erambo, Ben Omondi, Amos Wanjala, Brian Bwire, Shariff Musa, Mohammed Bajaber, Stanley Wilson, Javan Omondi Ochieng.

Eritrea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yonathan Abel Sultan (GK)
14	Namrud Embaye
4	Jamal Ali
3	Jonas Idris Ibrahim
25	Lars Victor Fors
8	Ablelom Teklezgi
20	Nahom Netabay
9	Tesfaldet Tekie
10	Ali Sulieman
7	Filimon Gerezgiher
19	Esrom Yohannes

Eritrea Substitutes:

Fahmi Ibrahim, Awed Issac Abeselom, Mussie Beraky, Awet Alemseged, Romel Abdu Mahmud, Jozef Misignha, Maill Lundgren, Hennos Asmelash, Yoel Yilma, Yonatan Sebhatu, Nahom Tadese Mekonen, Yoel Kebreab.

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