CHAN 2024: New Video Shows Why Angola’s Goal vs Harambee Stars Was Disallowed
- Replays from the disallowed Angola goal against Harambee Stars have emerged as fans continue to debate whether it was the correct call
- Joa Chingando Manha scored a header in the dying minutes of extra time to win the game for Angola, only for the VAR to intervene
- It was a well-earned point for the Harambee Stars, who had to play a huge part of the game with a man disadvantage
Kenyans breathed a heavy sigh of relief after Angola's last-gasp goal on Thursday evening was disallowed.
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Angola thought they had won the game after substitute Joa Chingando Manha beautifully nodded the ball past Bryne Omondi in the last minute.
It was a tense affair at the Kasarani Stadium as Harambee Stars battled to get a result after playing with 10 men for over 70 minutes.
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The sending-off forced head coach Benni McCarthy to rework his tactics as everyone dug deep to keep a dangerous Angola at bay.
Despite being on the back foot for the better part of the game, Kenya had good chances to win the game as well, but failed to take them.
Angola's chance for a perfect smash and grab came in the last minute of added time when Ben Stanley lost the ball up the pitch during a Kenyan counter.
Angola quickly countered the counter before a ball was swung in, which found Manha near the edge of the area.
The Wiliete Benguela forward beautifully evaded Alphonce Omija before planting the ball past Omondi, breaking the hearts of the multitude of fans in Kasarani.
The goal provoked crazy reactions from the Angolan bench, with head coach Pedro Goncalves falling to his knees.
Fans started streaming out of the stadium, thinking that Kenya had already lost the game.
However, after the Angola players were ushered back onto the pitch, the centre referee, Sadou Ali, gestured that there was an offside in the build-up and thus the goal was not going to stand.
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The joy shifted from the Angolan base to the Kenyan corner as the whole stadium reverberated with happiness.
Why Angola's goal vs Kenya was disallowed
Replays have now shown how Manha had just gone a tad too early and how Omija's position helped in disallowing the goal.
As the ball came in, Manha was clearly in front of Omija, who was attempting to get back.
Fans had mixed reactions to the goal, with senior journalist Seth Olale questioning whether it was the right call.
"Personal Opinion. Angola should have been awarded that late goal."
Michelle Katami said,
"VAR came through. That would have broken so many hearts. FT: Angola 1-1 Kenya. Let me tell you - the Kasarani atmosphere is so beautiful. Goodness me."
Kyama said,
"The Angola player was offside. Harambee Stars' offside trap worked with some luck. If that ball had been released a few seconds earlier, he would have been onside."
While the Governor said,
"Yes am Kenyan, but unfortunately, the level of #CHAN officiating, especially the Angola vs Kenya game, was wanting. Too much BIAS against Angola. No way a Kenyan player slips and falls on his own, then Angola gets penalised. That Angola's second goal offside, Nah!!!"
Group A standings
Following the result, Kenya took control of Group A with four points, moving ahead of Morocco on three but having played a game more.
The Harambee Stars play Morocco on Sunday, with the winner having a strong chance to qualify for the knockout rounds.
DR Congo are in third place after beating Zambia 2-0 on Thursday afternoon, while Angola are fourth after getting their first point of the competition against Kenya.
Avram Grant's Zambia are yet to get any points.
Harambee Stars players kiss VAR booth
In a related story, Harambee Stars players were spotted kissing the VAR booth after their game against Angola.
The VAR came to Kenya's aid at the end of the game to chalk off Angola's potential winner.
As the players went around applauding fans, they stopped by the VAR booth and warmly embraced it.
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