Zimbabwe beat Madagascar 28-22 to win Pool C of the 2010 CAR
Africa Cup in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and book their place in
November's finals tournament.
They join Pool A winners Morocco, while the remaining two
teams to compete in November are yet to be decided: the winner of
Pool B and the best runner-up from across the three regional
groups.
Pool B will be contested in Windhoek, Namibia featuring
Namibia, Kenya, Cameroon and Uganda.
In the other match in Pool C in Bulawayo, Zambia beat Botswana
27-14.
Kenya beat Uganda in Kampala
In preparation for their upcoming Africa Cup matches in Pool
B, Kenya put in a spirited performance in registering a 33-25 away
win over hosts Uganda in a Victoria Cup clash which also doubled up
as an Elgon Cup tie.
In scoring four tries, Kenya also picked up a bonus point to
lead the Victoria Cup standings with nine points from two games.
The two sides face off again in Nairobi on Saturday 10 July when
the fate of the Elgon Cup and maybe even the Victoria Cup -
featuring Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe - could be decided.
Peter Abuoga kicked Kenya into an early 6-0 lead but
Uganda's Onen scored the first try to cut Kenya's lead to
one point and spark the game to life.
Kenya soon made their first serious foray into the Ugandan
twenty-two, camping out for close to five minutes before Daniel
Kiptoo passed to Nato Simiyu, who played in elder brother and team
captain Innocent Simiyu to barge over for an 11-5 lead, which
Abuoga's conversion extended to 13-5.
Kiiza slotted a penalty for the hosts but Abuoga's try
after quick hands through Kiptoo and I.Simiyu gave Kenya an 18-8
half time lead.
Andrew Amonde's intercept score early in the second half
extended the lead but Ugandan backrower Robert Sseguya cut the
deficit with the first of his three tries. Abuoga kicked a further
penalty for the Kenyans but Sseguya added his second, only to be
matched by Innocent Simyu, who also dotted down for his second try
to all but take the game away from the Ugandans at 33-18, and
render Sseguya's hat trick score a mere consolation.
Uganda win women's Elgon clash
Earlier, Uganda's women edged Kenya 8-5 in their Elgon
Cup tie at the same venue in Kampala. In a closely contested
affair, Uganda applied the early pressure before Kenya got into
their groove but both sides would rue missed chances as the first
half ended 0-0.
The second half was equally close and it took 25 minutes
before Fortune Irankunda broke the deadlock for Uganda. Kenyan
captain Celestine Masinde soon equalized but Christine Kizito gave
Uganda the win with a late penalty.
Reporting from Kampala by Michael Kwambo