The Kenyan duo of David Ouma and Abdallah Hassan had an afternoon to forget after their side, Coastal Union, suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Zanzibar Premier League champions JKU in a CECAFA Kagame Cup match played on Friday at KMC Stadium.Coastal Union ,under the tutelage of Ouma, headed to the clash hoping to pick from where they left off on Tuesday but were no match to the Zanzibari opponents, who found the back of the net in either half to gather maximum points.Why Gor Mahia coach Leonardo Neiva will not miss APR vs El Merreikh clash tonightThe Tanga-based club kicked off their campaign with a slim 1-0 win over Dekedaha FC of Somalia on Tuesday, with former Nzoia Sugar and KCB centre-back Rama Mwenda from Tanzania scoring the all-important goal in the first half.JKU on the other hand, were in search for redemption after falling 1-0 to Hay Al Wadi in their opening Group A match played on the same day.With a win over JKU guaranteeing the team a spot in the semis, Ouma reserved slots for his top guns in the starting team for the lunch hour kick-off.##NAJAVA_MECA_8210687##Hassan, who joined the club from Bandari, was named in the starting team so was Mwenda, who was tasked with insulating the defence.Nassoro Mata gave JKU the lead in the 28th minute with Veva Adeline putting the result beyond the reach of Coastal Union in the 86th minute.Following the defeat, Coastal Union will have to win their final Group A clash against Al Wadi on Monday to sail to the knockout stage.The millions Kenya Police will bank from Duke Abuya’s loan transfer to YangaMeanwhile, the club has completed the acquisition of Bandari left-back Siraj Mohamed.Siraj is understood to have joined the club as a free agent as he was in the sunset days of his deal with Bandari.Sources from Mombasa indicate that the Dockers attempted to extend his deal but the negotiations fell through.
