{{Kenya and Tanzania crashed out of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations while their neighbours Uganda reach the group stages.}}<\/p>\n
Lesotho caused an upset as they held Kenya to an 0-0 draw on Sunday in Nairobi, a result that was enough to see the visitors advance 1-0 on aggregate.<\/p>\n
The loss resulted in Football Kenya Federation sacking their entire technical team including the suspended Belgium-born coach Adel Amrouche.<\/p>\n
He had watched the game in Nairobi from the stands after being issued with a one-year ban after the first leg loss for allegedly spitting at an official in an earlier qualifier.<\/p>\n
James Nandwa had been in charge of the Harambee Stars for Sunday’s encounter, but has also lost his job along with the rest of the coaching staff.<\/p>\n
The match had ended goalless despite Kenya dominating the game and starting with Southampton’s Victor Wanyama and Italy-based McDonald Mariga.<\/p>\n
The hosts could not find the breakthrough to cancel out Bushi Moletsane’s lone goal from the first leg in Maseru two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Lesotho will now play in Group C of the qualifiers where they will face Angola, Burkina Faso and Gabon.<\/p>\n
There was better news for Kenya’s East African neighbours Uganda, who beat hosts ten-man Mauritania 0-1.<\/p>\n
The only goal of the game came in injury time as Robert Ssentongo bundled the ball over the line to make it 3-0 to Uganda on aggregate.<\/p>\n
Hosts Mauritania played the final 10 minutes with ten men after the dismissal of substitute Karamoko Traore.<\/p>\n
Uganda advance to play in Group E of the qualifiers where they will be up against Ghana, Guinea and Togo.<\/p>\n
Earlier Mozambique ensured their passage into the group stages too with a 2-1 win over visiting Tanzania, to give them a 4-3 overall win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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