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Allan Wanga on target as El Merreikh prove too strong for Somalia’s Banadir

Allan Wanga of El-Merreikh from Sudan celebrates his goal with teammate Said Mohamed after scoring against Banadir of Somalia. [PHOTO: PIC CENTRE]

KIGALI, RWANDA: Allan Wanga struck early in the first half to help El Mereikh secure a 4-0 win over poor Benadir of Somalia. It was Wanga’s fourth attempt on goal, with his first three shots going out in the ongoing Kagame Cup.

Benadir started by defending deep and limiting El Mereikh to long shots, but in the 17th minute, Wanga capitalised on poor defending to steal a goal with a shot outside the 18-yard box beating Patrick Gichob in goal. In the 35th minute, Ahmed Elbasha, captain of El Mereikh scored the second with the assist pass coming from Mohamed Bakhiet.

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