Nairobi United Face Prospect of Losing All Confederation Cup Group Games After Falling to Hakim Ziyech and Co

Nairobi United face the possibility of exiting the CAF Confederation Cup with a horrible record of six straight defeats.

Naibois lost their fifth game in as many group stage matches when they succumbed to a 1-0 loss to Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club in Nairobi on Sunday.

Salim Ali’s team huffed and puffed but could not match the class of their glamourous opponents who scored through new signing Wissam Ben Yedder, the former Sevilla and Monaco striker.

It turned from bad to worse for Nairobi United as they were reduced to 10 men when Biko Omollo was sent off in stoppage time.

While the Kenyan side had been eliminated much earlier, it was hoped that they would put up a fight and nick a point and looked on course until Ben Yedder scored in the 89th minute.

It leaves Nairobi United facing the prospect of a poor record in their debut campaign in the competition of losing all their games while they have only managed one goal in five matches.

They started their group stage campaign with a 3-0 away loss to Wydad before Maniema Union of DR Congo beat them 1-0 at home last November.

At the turn of the year, there was no respite for the Johnson Sakaja-backed club who lost 2-1 at home to Azam FC of Tanzania, before Florent Ibenge’s men handed them a 1-0 defeat in Dar es Salaam to knock them out last week.

Playing for pride in Nairobi on Sunday, Wydad still breached them and they will now head to DR Congo for their final group stage match next weekend looking to save face.

Another loss will leave them among teams with the worst records at the group stage in the competition’s history even if they are still young and lack experience at this level.

It has been a baptism by fire for the Kenyan team, who won the FKF Cup last season to qualify for the Confederation Cup while still a second-tier side before earning top flight promotion the same campaign.

Their lack of experience and quality players has told throughout the competition but they made history by reaching the group stage when few gave them a chance.