Kenyan international Joseph Okumu will miss the league clash against RFC Seraing on Friday evening with an abductors muscle injury that he picked in training before their match against Club Brugge almost two weeks ago.With the injury, Okumu was omitted from the matchday squad that was released by the club, with the coach confirming that his absence from the team is set to continue.Kenyan International Joseph Okumu has scored his first goal for KAA Gent in the UEFA Conference League.His lone goal helped his team win 1-0 against Latvian side, FK Rīgas Futbola Skola.#KenyansAbroad pic.twitter.com/P4pEPyBS9Z— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) August 12, 2021 In a pre-match interview, Hein Vanhaezebrouck is quoted on the club’s portal saying that the Kenyan will miss the match against RFC Seraing on Friday evening, with the game coming too soon for him.“The match comes too early for Okumu. Furthermore, you can expect almost the same core as the previous matches. Sart will be suspended for the next two games, so he will miss the games against Seraing and Standard,” Vanhaezebrouck said.Okumu’s absence came as a big blow for Gent but the return of Michael Ngadeu from the Africa Cup of Nations where he was with Cameroon has offered some sort of reprieve, with the defender having been included in the squad once again.Harambee Stars and KAA Gent defender Joseph Okumu is the first Kenyan to play in the group stages of the UEFA Europa Conference League.He featured for the full 90 in a 2-0 win against Anorthosis Famagusta (Cypria). History. pic.twitter.com/D7KkXIdz8H— OptaKe (@ke_opta) September 30, 2021 Gent will be hoping to capitalize on the home advantage and build on to the back-to-back wins in their last outing last weekend to move to 46 points on the log and within two of fourth-placed Anderlecht.
