 Kenya's home match with Tunisia was played behind closed doors |
Tunisia moved to within one point of a third successive World Cup finals after beating Kenya 2-0 behind closed doors in Nairobi on Saturday. Haykel Guemmadia scored after just two minutes to set Tunisia on their way to a fifth victory in Group Five.
Substitute Issam Jomaa then squeezed the ball past Kenya goalkeeper Arnold Origi to make sure of the victory five minutes from the end.
The Kenyans had defender Edwin Mukenya sent off early in the second half.
The match was played in an empty stadium after Kenya were punished by Fifa for crowd violence which led to the death of a young boy at their last qualifier at home to Morocco in June.
Meanwhile, Morocco, who finished runners-up to Tunisia in the 2004 Nations Cup, kept pace with the high-flying Carthage Eagles when they beat Botswana 1-0 in Rabat.
The Atlas Lions remain one point behind Tunisia after a second-half goal from Talal El-Karkouri clinched victory over the Zebras.
El-Karkouri's goal sets up a mouth-watering clash between Morocco and Tunisia in their final qualifying match on 8 October.
The Moroccans need a victory to ensure a fourth World Cup finals appearance while Tunisia require only a draw in Rades to reach their third successive finals.
Morocco are the only unbeaten African side left in World Cup qualifying.
In Sunday's fixture in the group, Guinea take on Malawi in Conakry looking to consolidate their Nations Cup position.
The West Africans have been in impressive form at home, beating Tunisia 2-1 and holding the Moroccans to a draw last year.
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