Kenya U17 suffered a 5-0 trouncing at the hands of neighbours Uganda in the CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) – CECAFA qualifiers as they were bundled out of the qualifiers. Kenya came into the game needing nothing short of a victory following their opening 1-0 defeat to neighbours Tanzania which left them anchored to the foot of Group A.Former AFC Leopards forward Ezekiel Otuoma passes awayThere was only one slot left in the group before kick-off after Tanzania booked their place in the semi-finals of the competition following their draw and victory over Uganda and Kenya respectively. Salim Babu’s charges posted another slow start to the game after James Bogere opened the scoring for Uganda in the 17th minute from the penalty spot. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8586089##Things turned from bad to worse six minutes before the halftime break when Isima Magala doubled Uganda’s lead to put them in a commanding position.Uganda were not done yet in the opening half as they found the third goal at the stroke of the half-time mark when James Bogere sealed his first-half brace. Olunga honored after leading Al Duhail to QSL Cup triumphKenya showed little signs of improvement in the closing half as Uganda put the game beyond Kenya 10 minutes after the restart as Bogere completed his hat-trick. The game ceased being a contest with 10 minutes left on the clock as Simon Wanyama drilled the final nail in Kenya’s coffin. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8586050##Uganda will now face Somalia in the second semi-final match, while South Sudan battles Tanzania on Christmas Eve.
