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By Rebecca Jebet:

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 22:59 GMT +3
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Football

Neddy Atieno of Harambee Starlets (right) and Cecilia Nengono of Equatorial Guinea in the AWCON qualifying first leg at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos County on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya continued its bad run in the CECAFA Women's Championship in progress They lost 0-1 against Ethiopia yesterday to Stadi de Kigali, Nyamirambo.

Meselu Abera scored the only goal of Ethiopia in the half-hour of a free kick. It was the second goal of the championship midfielder.

With this win, Ethiopia tops the standings with six points ahead of Uganda, which also has the same number of points, but with a lower goal difference.

Kenya is at the bottom of the five-nation standings with only one point selected in its second match against Tanzania.

The match started well, the two teams agreeing against each other, but it is Ethiopia that marked the coup de grace at the first. minute.

Abera's effort nearly paid off when Starlets goaltender, Poline Atieno, punched the ball and the Ethiopian made it up and recovered the ball.

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Kenya responded immediately with Neddy Atieno on the mark but she failed to convert as he went wide for a goal kick.

In the eighth minute, Ethiopia missed a great opportunity six meters from the box when Abera plugged a pbad to Mirkat Ayele that went over the counter.

Starlets responded a minute later only to have striker Mwanahalima Adam declared out of play.

The Starlets used long range fire to unlock the tight Ethiopian defense and Cythia Shilwatso fired a powerful shot from outside the area as Ethiopia's keeper, Nigist Mersha, has recovered.

In the 26th minute, Adam could have opened the score sheet when she calmly controlled the ball into the box and failed to convert.

Meselu Abera did not disappoint as she dribbled Kenyan defenders and goalkeeper and shot a lightning strike in the left mounted a wave of attacks with Neddy Atieno attempting a shot from far, but he went wide.

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