Rupia’s debut soiled by walkover as Kenyan scores in US

Former AFC Leopards forward Elvis Rupia was made to wait longer for his Bisha FC debut after their opponents Al Ain failed to turn up for the match while his compatriot Justin Dhillon scored for San Antonio FC in the US. Bisha FC plies their trade in the Saudi Divison 1 which is the second tier and were scheduled to play Al Ain on Tuesday 7 September.Rupia was included in the starting lineup just days after his unveiling as a Bisha FC player and was tasked with leading the line in the season opener.📝 | أنهت إدارة نادي #بيشة اجراءات التعاقد مع المحترف الكيني : الفيش لمدة موسم رياضي . pic.twitter.com/bxheOIF1J2— نادي بيشة السعودي (@Bisha_Club) September 2, 2021 Bisha took to social media to reveal that Al Ain failed to turn up for the match and will wait for a decision from the league committee regarding the match. “With the decision of the match referee, the match was cancelled due to the lack of the list of Al Ain Club, and the Disciplinary Committee will determine the result of the match later,” read a statement from the club.Since his official unveiling back on Thursday 2 September, Rupia had been training with the team after parting ways with AFC Leopards at the end of last season.Bisha are garnering for promotion to the Saudi Pro League and have invested heavily, roping in Tunisian winger Youssef Trabelsi.Justin Dhillon Kenyan forward Justin Dhillon bagged his fifth goal of the season for San Antonio FC in the United Soccer League (USL) Championship as they fell 2-1 to Austin Bold. Easy finish for @DhillonJustin off the cross from @NathanFogaca7! 🤝 #Defend210 pic.twitter.com/fI9bW4F1DT— San Antonio FC (@SanAntonioFC) September 8, 2021 Collin Fernandez opened the scoring for Austin Bold five minutes before the halftime break while Dhillon pulled San Antonio level two minutes later.Justin Dhillon, the US- born and bred striker eager to guide Kenya to the World CupSan Antonio however went into the halftime break trailing as Fabien Garcia scored in the 45th minute and that’s how things ended with Austin Bold walking away with victory. 

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