Former Gor Mahia defender Frank Odhiambo is set to join the growing list of Kenyans making their bow in European tournaments after it became apparent that his Swedish outfit, Djurgardens IF, is set to commence their journey in the third tier UEFA Europa Conference League next month in July.In a draw conducted in Nyon, Switzerland on Wednesday 15 June, the team found out they will be taking on Croatian outfit HNK Rijeka in the second qualifying round of the 2022/2023 Europa Conference League action.“In just over a month, Djurgården’s European adventure will begin, and during Wednesday’s draw, it became clear that HNK Rijeka will be the opposition. The matches are played on 21 and 28 July and home and away matches are nailed down after a reconciliation with UEFA,” the club website read.Kroatiska HNK Rijeka väntar i Europa Conference League⁰🔗 https://t.co/Jp2wtLGN15 pic.twitter.com/osz4LhsFEG— Djurgården Fotboll (@DIF_Fotboll) June 15, 2022 Djurgarden qualified to the competition after finishing third in the 2021 top flight Swedish season.Frank Odhiambo features for Djugarden in SwedenElsewhere, AIK, home to Kenyan trio Eric ‘Marcelo’ Ouma, Henry Meja and Collins Sichenje are also set to grace the same competition after narrowly losing out on the title to Malmo and finishing second courtesy of an inferior goal difference.The team is set to face Ukrainian FC Vorskla Poltava after the draw conducted.“AIK has been drawn against Ukrainian FC Vorskla Poltava in the second qualifying round of the Uefa Europa Conference League. AIK Football returns with information regarding game dates, venues and tickets. Please note that the order of play may change,” they posted.AIK har lottats mot ukrainska FC Vorskla Poltava i den andra kvalrundan till Uefa Europa Conference League. AIK Fotboll återkommer med information gällande speldatum, spelplatser och biljetter. pic.twitter.com/kDhnXMEEds— AIK Fotboll (@aikfotboll) June 15, 2022 The first leg of the games has tentatively been set for July 21 with the return legs to be played a week later on 28 July 2022.Should the team’s win their round two games, a third and playoff round awaits them in August before the group games which are lined up to start in September 2022.
