Kenya’s national men’s beach football team finished fourth after losing their last match 6-3 to Morocco at the Africa Beach Games in Tunisia. The Harambee Stars had a 2-1 lead just at the start of the second period, but the Moroccans proved to be better on the day.
“It was a good experience for us to come here and compete against some of the best teams in Africa. We lost because of small technicalities as this was the very first time we were coming here. We were still getting ourselves acquainted and we left with a lot of experience,” said skipper of the day Wilberforce Lugogo.
He added; “We want to thank the government and NOC-K for their support and giving us this opportunity. We have learnt a lot and next time when we come, we will be much improved.”
Against Morocco, Answar Shamuni scored a brace while the other was from Lucky Mrabu. The latter had cancelled out Anouar Frindi’s early goal. Frindi scored a hattrick for the Moroccans.
Senegal lead the standings on goal difference. They are on nine points, the same as Morocco. The two clashed in the final match on Friday, with the winner taking all the tag. Neighbours Tanzania are angling for bronze, and they face Libya in the last match also on Friday.
