Harambee Stars’ pacy winger Ovella Ochieng’ featured for his new Botswana outfit Township Rollers as the team recorded a narrow 0-1 away victory against Masitoaka in a Premier League match played at the National Stadium in Botswana on Friday evening.Having been given twelve minutes on his debut in the previous round, the Kenyan international was this time named in the starting eleven for the first time where he went on to feature for 78 minutes before being replaced.The match winning goal came two minutes after Ovella’s substitution and it came from Onkarabile Ratanang who had the deftest on touches on a wicked delivery into the area to seal the three points for Rollers.Following the win, Rollers extended their winning streak to four straight games and also took their unbeaten run to five games with their last league defeat coming back in December against current log leaders Gaborone United.Following the win, Ovella’s team are now firmly in second place on 33 points five behind the table toppers.
Elsewhere, Kenyan international Joseph Okumu has been included in the starting eleven for his Belgium side KAA Gent.Okumu’s side who are currently placed sixth on 37 points will be hoping to close the gap on fifth placed Charleroi when they take on Antwerp who are currently placed third on the log.This season, out of 24 matches, Okumu has made 21 appearances with nineteen of those being included straight in the starting eleven.𝙏𝙐𝙐𝙋𝙀 𝙏𝙀𝙂𝙊𝘼𝙍𝙀 COBW 🔵⚪ | #GNTANT #JPL pic.twitter.com/T90EB5DCiD— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) January 30, 2022