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McDonald Mariga scored the winner for Kenya but was sent off<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Kenya kept alive their chances of qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 win over Angola on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n

McDonald Mariga went from hero to villain as he scored the winner at the death but was sent off soon after. <\/p>\n

Angola opened the scoring on 20 minutes when Manucho fired past goalkeeper Arnold Origi. <\/p>\n

Kenya’s changes after the break made the desired impact as substitute Jamal Mohammed drew the home side level. <\/p>\n

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The Kuwait-based striker pounced on a rebound to beat goalkeeper Luis Jaoa in the Angolan post. <\/p>\n

With the game heading for a disappointing draw for the home side, Inter Milan’s Mariga step up and fired from 30 yards to send the fans into delirium. <\/p>\n

The Inter Milan player was shown his second yellow card of the game and sent off for a taking off his shirt as he celebrated with gusto. <\/p>\n

Even though the Harambee Stars will miss Mariga for their next match against Guinea Bissau in June, Kenya coach Zedekiah Otieno was delighted with their performance. <\/p>\n

“This is a great day for me and I thank God. The players were definitely at their best and we deserved the win,” Otieno said. <\/p>\n

Angola coach Lito Vidigal of Angola admits Kenya deserved to win the game. <\/p>\n

He said: “We lost our chances and Harambee stars came back fighting hard they deserved the win.” <\/p>\n

The victory moves Kenya second on the table with four points, one more than bottom side Angola. <\/p>\n

Group leaders Uganda take on Guinea Bissau in the group’s other game.\n<\/p>\n

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