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How Kenyan champions Gor Mahia shot themselves in the foot

Gor Mahia FC stand-in coach Sammy "Pamzo" Omollo reacts during their CAF Champions League second leg match against APR FC of Rwanda in Nairobi on December 05, 2020. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

CR Belouizdad continued from where they left-off in Algiers 12 days ago to beat Gor Mahia 2-1 in yesterday’s return leg of the CAF Champions League at Nyayo National Stadium and consequently relegate K’Ogalo to the Confederations Cup play-offs after an 8-1 aggregate score.

The record Kenyan champions were facing an uphill task and needed to score seven unanswered goals to progress to the group stages of the prestigious continental showpiece after suffering a humiliating 6-0 defeat to the seven-time Algerian champions on December 26.

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