Harambee Stars defender Joseph Okumu was thrusted straight back into the starting eleven as his KAA Gent side welcomed opponents Genk at the Ghelamco Arena in a Belgian top tier league match played on Sunday night.Since suffering a collision injury last weekend, the 24-year-old had missed the team’s midweek UEFA Europa Conference League match played on Thursday but his absence would only be short-lived as he was immediately reinstated back to the squad for the match seven days later.De vierde competitiezege op rij is binnen! 👊🏻🔵⚪ #COBW #gntgnk #jpl pic.twitter.com/KXf1TV4iaQ— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) December 12, 2021 Upon his return to the squad, the Kenyan international enjoyed triple delight as he clocked full minutes in the game, helped his side keep their clean sheet intact as they narrowly edged out the opposition 1-0 to win all three points in the closely fought contest. A win that extended Gent’s winning streak to five matches.In the tie, Julien De Sarts 29th minute strike was all the team needed to keep their winning form going as the team held on to close out the match with the slender advantage.Following the victory, Gent moved upto sixth on the log on 30 points, just ten behind log leading behind Royale Union SG as Genk stayed in 11th on 22 points.
Silko Thomas Omari OtienoThe fast rising Kenyan youngster was on target for the Chelsea U18 squad as he scored one of the four goals to help his youth team progress to the next round of the FA Youth Cup following their 4-1 win over Leyton Orient on Sunday.Other goals from Malik Mothersille, Jude Soonsup-Bell and Derrick Abu were enough to give Chelsea victory and safe passage into round four. The young Blues will now prepare for a trip to Vicarage Road as they play Watford in the next round.Anthony AkumuIn the South African league, Akumu was not included in Kaizer Chiefs’ matchday squad that dug out a 2-0 win against Sekhukhune United in the top tier DSTV Premiership.It is not clear whether the Kenyan midfielder was part of the team that was affected by the Covid-19 outbreak in the Amakhosi camp. However in his absence, strikes from Nkosingiphile Ngcobo and Phathushedzo Nange lifted the Glamour Boys to second place on the log on 25 points.