Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse protesting spectators after a stunning 1-0 home defeat by minnows Guinea-Bissau on Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Trouble erupted at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi when the visitors snatched a late lead through a disputed Sanchez Semedo goal.
Harambee Stars players and supporters believed the ball did not cross the line and TV replays were inconclusive.
Play was temporarily halted by the Zimbabwean referee and Kenya are set to be punished by the African Football Confederation.
The win completed a double over Kenya for traditional whipping boys Guinea-Bissau, ranked 18 places lower in Africa, after a 1-0 win at home four days previously.
Gaining maximum points lifted the team from the Portuguese-speaking West African country to the top of Group E, one point ahead of joint favorites the Republic of the Congo and Zambia, who drew 1-1 in Brazzaville.
The match produced the same result and the same scorers as the first meeting in Zambia on Wednesday last week.
Both goals came after goalmouth scrambles, with Jordan Massengo giving Congo an early second-half lead and Winston Kalengo equalizing.
Zambia almost won at the death when a Christopher Katongo shot deflected on to the roof of the net.
Guinea-Bissau have seven points with two qualifying rounds to come in June and September, while Congo and Zambia have six each and Kenya one.
All the group winners are guaranteed places at next year’s tournament in Gabon, but just the best two of 11 runners-up in the four-team groups join them.
The withdrawal of cash-strapped Chad on Sunday after three consecutive defeats has reduced Group G to three teams, meaning only one from Egypt, Nigeria and Tanzania can make it.
Egypt have four points, Nigeria two and Tanzania one in the revised standings ahead of today’s clash between the Pharaohs and the Super Eagles in Alexandria.
Should record seven-time African champions Egypt win, Nigeria will be eliminated and miss the finals for the third time in four editions.
Ghana, runners-up to Ivory Coast in the last Cup of Nations, surrendered a perfect qualifying record when held 0-0 by Mozambique in Maputo.
A sleep-inducing affair produced hardly any clear-cut chances, with both teams showing the effects of having to play twice in four days.
Botswana avenged last week’s Group D loss in the Comoros by winning 2-1 in Francistown and Benin went top of Group C by trouncing South Sudan 4-1 in Cotonou.
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