Rwanda, Burundi in qualification fight

Cecafa/Bashir Youth ChampionshipToday Kenya v Ethiopia 1.30pmZanzibar v Uganda 3.30pmTanzania v Somalia 4pmSudan v Malawi 8.30pmRwanda v Burundi 8.30pm (Wad Medani Stadium) Rwanda and defending champions Burundi will have different tasks when they face-off this afternoon in this year’s Cecafa-Bashir Youth Championship in Sudan. With Eritrea’s 2-2 draw with Burundi, the three sides are still fighting for Group C quarter-final slot in a late kick-off at Wad Medani Stadium. While Burundi need to win to qualify, all Rwanda needs is a draw. Michael Weiss’s junior wasps are a point better off than their Burundi counterparts after their goalless draw in their opening Group C fixture against Eritrea. But Rwanda could pay a pricey lesson after squandering many scoring chances against Eritrea. The team dominated possession but failed to find the net on a number of occasions. Weiss will now look onto the side’s experienced trio of Emmanuel Sebanani, Yusuf Habimana and Abdulkarim Gashugi to stir the team through. Eritrea’s tops Group C with two points. Rwanda walks into tonight’s tie with a point while Burundi are also still hunting points to take them through. Elsewhere, Sudan takes on guests Malawi while Tanzania plays against Somalia in Group A at Khartoum stadium. In group B, Kenya faces Ethiopia as Zanzibar takes on Uganda’s Hippos at Juba stadium. Ends

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Rwanda, Burundi in qualification fight