KCC's Tommy Okello celebrates scoring against TP Mazembe

KCC of Uganda won a thrilling match against TP Mazembe on the second day of the Cecafa Club Championship.

Mazembe, from DR Congo, are guest entrants in the tournament for East and Central Africa.

They will start their campaign in the group stages of the African Champions League later this month - whilst KCC failed to make it through.

But the Ugandans triumphed 3-2 in Khartoum on Wednesday.

Mazembe had been clear favourites to go through group B unbeaten but they went two goals down in the first half and then in the second half had their goalkeeper sent off.

In the other game in the group, Somalia's Benadir Telecom earned a 2-2 draw with Prisons of Tanzania.

In Group C, the reigning champions Tusker, from Kenya, drew 1-1 with Sudanese locals Hay-el-Arab.

Zanzibar's Miembeni beat Inter Stars of Burundi 2-1.

On Thursday in Group A, Mathare United of Kenya beat Atraco of Rwanda 2-1, and Sudanese hosts El-Merreikh thrashed Kartileh of Djibouti 6-1.

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