Richard Odada capped his outstanding performance against Rwanda by notching his maiden senior Harambee Stars goal in the 2-1 win albeit from the penalty spot. Despite Michael Olunga being the designated penalty taker, the 20-year-old stepped up to take the spot-kick and made no mistake from 12-yards as he displayed nerves of steel to send the goalkeeper the wrong way. 15’| GoalRichard Odada converts from the pen🇰🇪 2-0 🇷🇼#Tunaweza— Harambee Stars (@Harambee__Stars) November 15, 2021 Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Odada revealed that he had a chat with Olunga who had foreseen a penalty in the game and the captain promised to bestow the spot-kick to him. “Olunga is the first penalty taker but before the game, he spoke to me and told me that he had a feeling we were going to get a penalty and he said he would like me to score,”“After 14 minutes we had a penalty and I knew now it’s the moment, he gave me the ball and I scored, it was really a special moment and I thank him he’s a real leader and a big brother to me,” said Odada.Harambee stars Player ratings: Muguna and Olunga dazzleThe FK Metalac midfielder who plies his trade in Serbia last scored for Kenya against the Rwanda under-20 team in Machakos in 2018 as the Amavubi bundled Rising Stars out of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.Having missed the previous encounter against Uganda, Odada noted that he was not firing on all cylinders and opened up on how much the victory meant for the team. Olunga, Odada on target as Harambee Stars end world cup qualifiers with a win“It was very difficult because I wasn’t fit enough I was very uncomfortable thinking about what am going to do to feel better and comfortable to play I had pain and could not play the first game,”“The victory meant a lot to everybody because yesterday we played for each other, we gave our all and I’m proud of the team because they fought in this difficult situation and we won the game. We showed character and pushed ourselves to the maximum,” added Odada.
