KAMPALA ( Halbeeg News) – Somalia, s Ocean stars settled for a goalless draw with Shoremen of the Red Sea of Djibouti as the 2019 Council for East and CentralA frican Football Association (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup kicked offi n Uganda on Saturday.
The Stars boys had a good chance in the first half by striker Yunis Farah by the golden chance was blocked by the neighbors for a corner.
The Riverains de la Mer Rouge also hit the post twice in the first half as a warning shot for the oceans.
Somalia coach Bashir Hayford could not hide his joy about the performance despite the goalless draw.
“We are happy to start with a draw and will continue to work hard ahead of our next Group A game against Uganda,” Hayford told Xinhua
news agency.
On his side, the Djibouti head coach Julie Mette said he was happy with the way his players reacted but added that scoring goals remained a big challenge.
“We are happy to be in this tournament because it will give us moree xposure ahead of the group stage of the 2021 FIFA World Cupq ualifiers,” said Mette.
The tournament, which has attracted nine teams, will finish on December 19.
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