Harambee Stars will play Burundi in CECAFA semi final match on Thursday. [Photo/footballkenya.org]
Kenya National Soccer Team Harambee Stars will face Burundi in the first semi final match of this year’s edition CECAFA Senior challenge cup on Thursday.
The second semi final will see defending champions Uganda Cranes square it out with Zanzibar on Friday.
All the semi final matches will be played at the Moi Stadium, in Kisumu.
Harambee Stars qualified for the semis after beating Taifa Stars of Tanzania 1-0 in the last match of group A played at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, on Monday.
Harambee Stars led group A with 8 points after collecting maximum points against Rwanda and Tanzania, and drawing two games against Libya and Zanzibar.
Zanzibar finished second in the group with 7 points after winning against Tanzania and Rwanda, drawing against Kenya and losing against Libya in the final match of group A.
In group B, defending champions Uganda topped the group with 5 points after registering a win over South Sudan, and drawing against Ethiopia and Burundi respectively.
Burundi finished second with five points, due to an inferior goal difference compared to Uganda.
Libya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Sudan are now officially out of the 2017 CECAFA senior challenge cup tournament.