Match Report
Algeria went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Kenya sat 3rd on 3 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Kenya no better than 13th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Algeria 2 scored and 0 conceded per game, Kenya 1 and 2.33, with the league averaging 0.94.
Algeria had not lost in 5 games.
The match was played at 30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo (capacity 22,000). Algeria led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.