Harambee Stars defender Joseph Okumu had yet another memorable day in office as he scored his second club for KAA Gent to help the side advance to the quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup after a 4-0 victory over second division outfit Belisia Bilzen in a match played on Wednesday 27 October 2021 night at Ghelamco Arena.It did not take too long for Gent to make their intentions known in the match, making full use of their home advantage for the massive victory. Just six minutes in, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe found the first goal that laid down the team’s marker of intent. Okumu was then on cue as he doubled the lead in the 25th minute before Ilombe Mboyo gave the team a comfortable 3-0 lead with a strike just two minutes to the halftime break.2-0 (24’) | GOAL OKUMU!! 2-0! #gntbil #CrokyCup pic.twitter.com/k5KgVENVLL— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) October 27, 2021 With one leg firmly in the quarter-finals, Gent head coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck took off Okumu upon resumption of the second half with the task at hand looking all but assured. Even in Okumu’s absence, there was still time for one more goal as Giorgi Chakvetadze slotted in a 64th-minute penalty awarded to Gent. That converted strike proved to be the final nail in the hammering as Gent progressed to the next round.Opdracht volbracht, op naar de 1/8ste finales! #COBW #gntbil #CrokyCup pic.twitter.com/VqnuQHd23M— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) October 27, 2021 Joash OnyangoJoash was thrust back into the Simba starting lineup following his bench-only involvement in the team’s humiliating exit from the continental CAF Champions League after the second leg capitulation against Botswana’s Jwaneng Galaxy over the weekend.His inclusion back in the team paid dividends for Simba as he helped the side to a clean sheet in the tight 1-0 win over Polisi Tanzania in a Tanzanian league match played on Wednesday evening. The game looked to be headed for a draw but a very late penalty saw Wekundu wa Msimbazi scrape through with the three points.Larry Bwalya stepped up to take an 88th minute awarded spot-kick after Bernard Morrison was adjudged to have been fouled in the area. The Zambian midfielder kept his cool as he sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to get Simba back to winning ways with their second win of the season.Tunaondoka na alama tatu muhimu 👊 #NBCPremierLeague #NguvuMoja pic.twitter.com/AR4J5CrKlf— Simba Sports Club (@SimbaSCTanzania) October 27, 2021 Eric ‘Marcelo’ OumaWhile Okuma and Joash emerged victorious, the same could not be said about Ouma whose AIK side fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Malmo.In the tightly-fought encounter where the winner would go top of the league standings, a 25th-minute strike from Serbian international Veljko Birmancevic was all that separated the wheat from the chaff on Wednesday night.Following the loss, AIK stayed in third on 47 points as Malmo leapfrogged to first place on 48 points.
