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Champs Gor bundled out of Sportpesa Cup

By Ernest Ndunda in Dar es Salaam | Jan. 24, 2019

***Gor Mahia's Samuel Onyango (right) tussles for ball possession with Mbao's Hamimu Abdukarim during the Sportpesa Cup quarter-finals yesterday. [Courtesy]***

Champions Gor Mahia’s hopes of facing Everton for the second time in the Sportpesa Super Cup were ended yesterday after losing 4-3 on penalties to Tanzania’s Mbao in a quarter-final match at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam.

Dennis Oliech’s penalty in the 51st minute was not enough to propel the champions to the semi-finals of the Sportpesa Cup, as Mbao were soon level to push the tie to penalty shootouts.

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