Today, August 17, Kenya takes on Zambia in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) clash, with fans eager to see how the Harambee Stars measure up against Zambia.
The players take to the field for the first half of the match between Zambia and Kenya, with all the action and excitement in real time.
FULL TIME: In a game of high pressure and many missed chances in attack, Kenya tried and pressed until the goal came, with Ryan Ogam, to beat Zambia 1-0, adding three more points in the African Nations Championship!
4:40 pm: Zambia also made two substitutions, replacing Banda and Tembo with Bwalya and Chepeshi. Soon after, Sakari shot from long range, and Kalumba palmed the ball out for a corner, saving Zambia once again! The corner was taken, and the defense cleared it away!
4:35 pm: And after opening the scoring, Kenya made three changes, replacing Omondi, Ogam, and Onyango with Sakari, Okwaro, and Oluoch. Kenya tries to maintain possession in the attacking half to hold on to the result!
4:30 pm - Goal for Kenya: Muchiri received the pass on the left, carried it into the middle and found the pass in front of Ryan Ogam, who controlled it, turning in the area and shot powerfully, high, with no chance for the goalkeeper, to open the scoring for Kenya!
4:25 pm: On the left, Kenya received a corner kick, which was taken into the box, causing confusion, and the defense cleared it at the near post. The rebound came in another cross, right into the goalkeeper's hands. Kenya continued to press high and try to open the scoring!
4:20 pm: After the changes, both teams lost some of their rhythm, no longer posing as much threat in attack. Zambia was awarded a free kick just outside the box, which Kampaba took, but it went over the goal again.
4:15 pm: Both teams are making changes at the moment. Kenya's Odhiambo and Sakwa left to make way for Juma and Muchiri. Soon after, Zambia's Mumba and Mwanza left to make way for Sichalwe and Kasanga, in two more substitutions.
4:10 pm: Mwanza committed a heavy foul in midfield, receiving a yellow card for his aggressive challenge. Kampamba, for complaining after the foul, also received a yellow card. The game starts a little slower on the field.
4:05 pm: And right at the start of the second half, we have a yellow card for Mumba for a heavy foul in midfield. Shortly after, just outside the box, Mumba himself received the pass and shot hard, but wide of the left side of the goal.
Second half starts: The players return to the field, and the ball rolls for the second half of the match, with all the action and excitement in real time for this clash between Zambia and Kenya
End of Half-time: In a game dominated by Kenya, but with some dangerous escapes from Zambia, the two teams are tied scoreless.
HALF TIME: Both teams head into their changing rooms still at Nil.
3:40 pm: At the edge of the box, Zambia had a free kick that could have been dangerous, but Mumba hit it hard, straight at the goal and sending the ball over the crossbar, out, in yet another good chance of danger missed by the home team.
3:35 pm: We continued at a slower pace than at the start of the match. But Kenya returned to exchanging passes in the attacking half, managing to press and pose a threat, despite lacking shots, forcing the goalkeeper to work hard in the final minutes.
3:30 pm: And after this moment of high pressure from Kenya, the game has a deserved drop in pace, where both teams do not press as much as before, without creating danger in the final minutes, in a slightly slower match at the moment.
3:25 pm: Omar, with the pass up front, got the shot, but sent the ball over the goal, wide. After an initial attempt at pressure from Zambia, Kenya began to completely dominate the game, exchanging passes and going on the attack!
3:20 pm: Tembo, for a heavy foul in midfield, received a yellow card, his first of the match. Soon after, Kayombo attempted a long-range shot, but sent the ball low into the hands of Sikhalo, who failed to rebound.
3:15 pm: At the edge of the box, Kenya had a free kick, taken directly by Ben Omondi into the right corner, where Kalumba flew to palm the ball away, for a corner, taken into the box for the defense to clear away!
3:10 pm: Kenya's response came quickly, with Odhiambo, on the left, receiving the pass and crossing hard, low, with Kalumba still deflecting the ball, so that Ogam threw himself at it and sent it to the right of the goal, out!
3:05 pm: The edge of the area, Chongo received the pass and shot hard, with a deflection, sending the ball over the goal, out, for a corner, hit in the area for the deflection at the near post, where Nsiku appeared to arrive to strike, but with the defence clearing it on the line!
