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They face Lesotho and Seychelles respectively, with the two sides having picked only a point each after two games.<\/p>\n<p>Stars were faced with a must win match against Zimbabwe, hitherto group leaders, if they had to rake in any hopes of a semi-final after losing to Comoros on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cagy first half\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/07\/2E8A9907-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emerging Stars defender Amos Wanjala in action against ZImbabwe. 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Kenya had two half chances, Rooney Onyango shooting over from the edge of the box after picking a loose ball while Hassan Beja couldn\u2019t control the ball from close range after the keeper had spilled a Geoffrey Onyango cross.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Kenya started with pace and they broke the deadlock just six minutes after the restart when Odhiambo rifled in the ball from the right after picking a cross from skipper Rooney.<\/p>\n<p>Omalla then gave the game a distance in the 69<sup>th<\/sup> minute when he extended a foot after running to a long ball, lifting it over the keeper who had come off his line.<\/p>\n<p>The Zimbabweans, who had not conceded a goal in the tournament, gave in a fight to try get back into contention, but Stars defended well to secure the win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 2 \u2013 Second half goals from the dynamic Gor Mahia duo of Austin Odhiambo and Benson Omalla saw Kenya\u2019s U23 team, the Emerging Stars, beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday afternoon in their final Group B match at the COSAFA Cup. 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