Kenya calls off football friendly with Tanzania

Kenya's football federation has cancelled a friendly match against Tanzania that was scheduled to be played on Thursday in the capital, Nairobi.

Coach Jacob Mulee, in a morning radio show, said the match was called off following the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli.

He did not indicate if it had been postponed to a later day.

The friendly match was part of Kenya's preparation for Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Egypt and Togo scheduled for later this month.

This article was originally published by BBC News. [Photo: Timothy Olobulu]