KIGALI (Interstat) — Rwanda hosted Kenya on Monday and the two teams played to a 0-0 draw, a result that left both sides still seeking a first win in the competition while also protecting their unbeaten starts. Neither team scored. Rwanda’s competition record is now 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Kenya’s competition record is also 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Rwanda and Kenya each hold the same mark: 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. The match remained level from the opening whistle through the final minutes, and the decisive moments came not from goals but from a series of substitutions and late yellow cards.

Rwanda, playing at home, made the first major adjustment at halftime. In the 46th minute, Rwanda used four substitutions, bringing on Gueulette S., Obed U., Muhire K. and Biramahire A. The moves gave the home side a different look for the second half as it searched for a way to break through. The four changes were the first substitutions of the match, and they came after a first half in which neither team scored. Kenya, the visiting team, made its first change in the 60th minute when Erambo C. entered. Rwanda then made another substitution in the 61st minute with Nshuti I., and followed with three more changes in the 62nd minute, bringing on Hakizimana A., Kwizera J. and Tatou E. I.

Kenya continued to rotate its lineup later in the match. Omar A. came on in the 67th minute. Wilson O. S. entered in the 80th minute, and Wesonga H. followed in the 81st minute. Kenya made four substitutions in all, while Rwanda made eight. The substitutions offered both teams fresh options as the game moved into its final third, but neither side could produce a goal. The scoreless match left the teams level on the afternoon and even in their competition records.

The closing stages grew more physical and produced the match’s disciplinary record. Kenya’s Wanjala A. received a yellow card in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute, Rwanda’s Mickels L. and Bizimana D. were both shown yellow cards. Kenya’s Kibwage M. was cautioned in the 85th minute. Nabwire M. of Kenya received a yellow card in the 88th minute. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Ogam R. of Kenya was booked, completing the sequence of cards. The final card came after the match had already passed the 90-minute mark. The cautions added tension to the final minutes, but they did not change the score.

Rwanda’s halftime overhaul and its later substitutions gave the home side opportunities to alter the pace of the match. Kenya’s changes, meanwhile, helped the visitors navigate the later stages as the game remained scoreless. Neither team found the final pass or finish needed to claim a victory. The draw keeps both teams without a loss in the competition. It also keeps both teams without a loss across all competitions, with one draw in each setting. The shared result means Rwanda and Kenya each remain unbeaten after their opening match of the competition.

For Rwanda, the home performance extended a start to the competition in which the team has neither won nor lost. For Kenya, the road result did the same. The teams remain level in the standings with identical records. The match produced no goals and no winner, leaving both sides to settle for a draw after 90 minutes and stoppage time. No further goals arrived in the closing moments.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Rwanda 1, Kenya 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Rwanda with a 65.3 percent probability to win.