Super Cup pain for Simba as AllStars on to semis

Super Cup pain for Simba as AllStars on to semis

Kenya’s National Super League (NSL) side Nakuru All Stars pulled off a shock win over Simba SC, displaying some steely nerves to edge out the Tanzanian giants 5-4 on post-match penalties on Tuesday at Dar es Salam’s Uhuru Stadium.

The Super Cup clash had ended in a barren stalemate in regulation time, forcing the tie to be decided in the shootouts and it is the AllStars that kept their composure as they became the third Kenyan representative at the inaugural competition’s last four.

Of the ten spot-kicks taken on the evening, only that of Simba’s custodian Daniel Agyei missed the target to deny the Wekundu wa Msimbazi in the cruelest of fashions.

Agyei skied his effort on Simba’s second attempt with their rivals AllStars converting all of their own.

The Nakuru-based AllStars, who sit sixth in the NSL, will now face Kenya’s 15-time Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia FC who sailed through earlier in the day by sinking Zanzibar’s Jang’ombe Boys 2-0.

Another semi final will see Kenya’s AFC Leopards lock horns with Tanzania’s Yanga SC, who qualified on Monday.

Both semi finals will be played on Thursday.

Simba Starting XI:

Daniel Agyei, Besala Bukungu, Jamali Mwambeleko , Feston Munezero , Yusufu Mlipili , Masoud Bakari , Jamali Mnyate (46’ Fredrick Blagnon),  Mwinyi Kazimoto , Juma Luizio, Ibrahimu Ibrahim, Athanas Pastoty (30’ Mohamedi Mussa ).

Unused subs: Peter Manyika Jr, Costa Vicent, Kitandu Moses, Peruzi Makiwa

AllStars Starting XI:

Martin Lule Chege Joseph, Mukhwana James, Makanji Japheth, Siwa Teddy (90’ Jerome Baraka), Peter Ng’ang’a, Amani Peter, Anthony Ng’ang’a, Geoffrey Maina, Dennis Nandwa, Daniel Kamau

Unused subs: Daniel Likoko, Philip Ambuso, Peter Mwangi, Robert Arot, Peter Thiongo, Ongoro Ochako

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