Harambee Stars left back Eric ‘Ouma’ Marcelo had an afternoon to forget as his side AIK lost 3-0 to Malmo in the Swedish top tier played at Eleda Stadium.AIK were seeking to pick up from where they left last weekend where they beat Norrkoping by a solitary goal but it wasn’t going to happen on the trip to Malmo.Marcelo who lasted on the pitch in either halves did little to prevent his side from soaking in three goals that meant that they have now conceded seven in three matches. The versatile defender was cautioned in the 77th minute.3–0 till hemmalaget.79’ | #MFFAIK | 3–0— AIK Fotboll (@aikfotboll) April 17, 2022 Malmo, who following the win sit third with seven points, took the lead through Kiese Thelin in the third minute of the game. They doubled the advantage through Ola Nils in the dying minutes of the first half that had seven minutes added on.Thelin drove the final nail into the AIK’ s coffin in the 79th minute.Henry Meja, another Kenyan attached to the club watched the game from the stands as he did not make it to the match day squad.Dubbelbyte i AIK. Björnström och Ceesay kliver av, Zack Elbouzedi och Yasin Ayari kommer in i spel.56’ | #MFFAIK | 2–0— AIK Fotboll (@aikfotboll) April 17, 2022 Elsewhere, Zambian Champions Zesco United missed the services of Kenyan international Ian Otieno in their barren draw against Power Dynamos at the Arthur Davies Stadium.The custodian who has been the club’s preferred starter dislocated his shoulder last weekend and was subsequently ruled out for two weeks. In his absence, coach Numba Mumamba played Gregory Sanjase in between the sticks.Meanwhile, Tanzanian giants Simba have one leg inside the CAF Confederation Cup semifinals after beating Orlando Pirates 1-0 in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.Simba home to Stars centre back Joash Onyango had the match winning goal from Shomari Kapombe who send Richard Ofori the wrong way from the spot.Simba will be seeking a draw of any kind in the return leg set for next weekend in Soweto to qualify to the last four.Joash missed the home game thanks to suspension but will be available for the trip to South Africa.
