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Hockey: Kenya bundled out of Paris Olympic qualifiers by lowly Nigeria
Kenya women's hockey team player Naomi Kemunto (centre) in action against Nigeria during the semi-final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Africa qualifiers at the University of Pretoria in South Africa on November 3, 2023.
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What you need to know:
- It was sweet revenge for the West Africans who had fallen to Blades 2-1 during the 2022 African Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana
- Johnson Benedicta's short penalty corner in the third minute put Nigeria in the lead, as Kenya failed to take advantage of the three short corners that their opponents conceded in the first half
Kenya women's hockey team hopes to play in the final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers for the first time in history were quashed on Friday after Nigeria defeated them 1-0 in the semi-finals at the University of Pretoria, in South Africa.
Johnson Benedicta's short penalty corner in the third minute was all Nigeria needed to eliminate Kenya who will blame themselves for squandering chances to convert 11 penalty corners that came their way.
