Following blistering form in the month of October and November, Kenyan international Michael Olunga has been awarded the Qatar Stars League (QSL) October/November Player of the Month.The former Gor Mahia forward plundered five goals in five matches in the two months including a brace against reigning champions Al Sadd..@DuhailSC striker @OgadaOlunga has won the Best Player award for October / November, 2021 🏅👏 pic.twitter.com/Xu2QHfBwg6— Qatar Stars League (@QSL_EN) December 5, 2021 The game against Al Sadd marked the final clash of Xavi Hernandez reign at the club before taking over at Barcelona, replacing the departed Ronald Koeman.The five goals saw Olunga move to the top scorer’s chart with 12 goals this season, one more than Algerian forward Baghdad Bounedjah.The other three goals Olunga bagged in the two months came against Al Rayyan, Al Shamal and Qatar Sporting Club. 🙏🏾🙏🏾♥️ pic.twitter.com/94UjEFwOZO— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) November 27, 2021 An injury earlier on in the season saw Olunga miss a number of games as he has just featured in seven league games with a healthy return of 12 goals.Olunga is in red hot form for both club and country as he netted in the draw against Uganda and followed that up with a strike against Rwanda.The award comes weeks after he bagged the AFC Champions League Golden Boot and was also included in the tournament’s Team of the Season.
