Resilient ten man army, Kenya played out to a draw against former champions Angola in the second pool A match played at the Kasarani stadium today evening at the ongoing Africans Nations Championships (CHAN).
The Ben McCarthy side managed to hold the 2011 champions Angola to a 1-1 draw after a red card shown to Marvin Nabwire where Kenya was forced to play with a man down for over 70 minutes in the 21st minute.
Despite the draw, Harambee stars has taken to the podium of the pool with four points, following a 1-0 victory against DR Congo and a draw of today.
Angola took the lead in the 7th minute with a clean goal from Jo Paciencia but Austin Odhiambo equalized in the 11th minute from the penalty to remain unbeaten in the tournament and top of the group with four points after two games.
The Pedro Goncalves side Angola lost 2-0 in the opening match to Morocco at Nyayo stadium is 4th on table with a point.
Byrne Omondi, the Kenya goalkeeper made a series of vital saves to keep the hosts level and despite being a man down, Kenya created a few scoring opportunities that did not yield good results.
In the dying minutes, Angola scored in the 90+5 minutes but the goal was ruled out by VAR for offside for the final whistle that was a relief and celebration from the Kenya.
Angola now face a must-win encounter against DR Congo in their final group game, while Kenya can book a historic quarter-final place with a result against Morocco.