The first ever game between South Sudan and Sudan ended goalless at the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Ethiopia.
South Sudan's defensive tactics paid dividends as they held on for a point.
After beating Djibouti 2-0 in their opening Group C game on Monday it puts South Sudan in line to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
"We are happy that we have picked a point against a strong Sudan side," said South Sudan's goalkeeper Juma Ginaro after the game.
2015 Cecafa standings after 2 matches: | ||
|---|---|---|
Group A: | Group B: | Group C: |
Tanzania 6 pts | Kenya 4 pts | Malawi 6 pts |
Rwanda 3 Pts | Burundi 4 pts | South Sudan 4 pts |
Ethiopia 3 pts | Uganda 3 pts | Sudan 1 pts |
Somalia 0 pts | Zanzibar 0 pts | Djibouti 0 pts |
Top two in each group and two best third-placed teams progress | ||
"We now wait to face Malawi in our last group game."
The draw leaves Sudan in third place behind their neighbours with just a single point so far after they lost 2-1 to Malawi in their first match.
Guest team Malawi top the group and have qualified for the last eight after brushing aside Djibouti 3-0.
Yaboh Idriss Moussa missed several chances for Djibouti before Gerald Phiri converted a penalty for Malawi and John Banda and Chiukepo Msowoya secured the victory.
In the other games played on Wednesday defending champions Kenya and Burundi settled for a 1-1 all draw.
While hosts Ethiopia recovered from their loss in the opening match to Rwanda to beat Somalia 2-0 in front of a capacity crowd.
- Published22 November 2015
- Published21 November 2015
