AFCON 2017 Qualifiers : Guinea-Bissau beats Kenya 1-0
NAIROBI, Mar. 27, 2016 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 (Qualifiers) : Guinea-Bissau defeated Kenya by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
Kenya made the Bissau-Guineans doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Cícero with just 9 minutes remaining in regulation time.
The result put the Bissau-Guineans top of Group E with 7 points. Kenya is bottom with one point. In their next game, Guinea-Bissau will meet third-placed Zambia at the Nyayo National Stadium on June 4, while Kenya will face Congo-Brazzaville.
Fixtures and Results : Group E
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Overview
Kenya at the AFCON
- 5 appearances (first in 1972)
- 26 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
Guinea-Bissau at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
- 27 March 2016
- 16:00
- Nairobi
Group E
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 7 |
 Congo-Brazzaville | 6 |
 Zambia | 6 |
| Kenya | 1 |
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