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How Stars bottled chance to play at AFCON next year

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Tito Okello (Left) of South Sudan contests for the ball with Johnstone Omurwa (Centre) and Cliff Nyakeya during their Friendly match at Nyayo national stadium on March 13, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

10-man Harambee Stars might have shown some bravery in the 1-1 draw against African giants Egypt on Thursday night, but the fact remains that they shot themselves in the foot in the underwhelming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers campaign.

Stars put in a spirited fight with Abdallah Hassan cancelling out Mohamed Magdi Kafsha’s early goal to help the East African nation secure a point against a technically superior side.

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