Gor Mahia assistant coach Sammy Omollo believes the failure by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to fully capitalise on home ground advantage came back to haunt them in their bid to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
All three teams finished in the third position in their respective teams: in Group B which had Uganda, Malawi and Burkina Faso advanced while Egypt and Comoros finished ahead of Kenya in Group G. Tanzania also failed to get out of Group J with Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea advancing.
The former Kenya international has now explained what contributed to the exit from the qualifiers.