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Cecafa U23 Cup: Kenya fall to Burundi as Tanzania eliminate South Sudan

The Emerging Stars will now hope to finish third in the annual competition

Kenya have been knocked out of the Cecafa U23 Cup after falling 4-2 to Burundi in post-match penalties.

Stanley Okumbi's Emerging Stars finished top of Group C with six points ahead of Djibouti and South Sudan and were paired with Group B winners Burundi, who finished ahead of Ethiopia and Eritrea in their pool.

Neither of the two teams would get a goal in regulation time despite the chances that either side created.

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