While all the attention in CONCACAF was on World Cup qualifying during the international break, Sporting Kansas City striker Kei Kamara was also on international duty as the only MLS representative in African Cup of Nations qualifying. Kamara started and played the full 90 minutes for Sierra Leone on Saturday in a scoreless draw at Tunisia. Wearing No. 18 for the Leone Stars, Kamara was active against the Carthage Eagles despite his side playing with 10 men after a red card in the 25th minute. Kamara had a goal disallowed in the 34th minute after finishing from an offside position, one of two Sierra Leone goals called back in the game.
The match, held at Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet in Monastir, was the second leg of the home and away series and came a month after the teams played to a 2-2 draw in the opener. With the aggregate scoreline even after 180 minutes, Tunisia advances to the 2013 African Cup of Nations - to be held in South Africa in January -- on the away goals tiebreaker for their 11th consecutive AFCON appearance. The Leone Stars, No. 67 in the latest FIFA rankings, last qualified for the contentinal championship in 1996.
The two sides will meet again on March 22 in the second round of World Cup qualifying. Tunisia lead Group B with six points, two more than Sierra Leone with four games remaining.
