Kenyan international Henry Meja finally made his much-awaited league debut for AIK as they settled for a 1-1 draw with Degerfors in the Swedish top flight. His compatriot Collins Sichenje watched the clash from the bench.Meja had featured for AIK in the Swedish Cup but was yet to set foot in the Swedish league while Sichenje was yet to make a competitive appearance for the club since his move from AFC Leopards back in March.Dunga misses action in Japan for 5th consecutive timeFormer Gor Mahia defender Erick ‘Marcelo’ Otieno missed the clash after he was suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards and sat out of his first league game this season.After impressing in a number of friendlies during the international break, Sichenje was drafted into the match-day squad as he featured for the AIK junior side before finally being trusted with a place among men.##NAJAVA_MECA_6471565##AIK were missing a number of their key players with Per Karlsson still not fit after injuring his upper body, while former Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson was also suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards as former Ligi Ndogo forward John Guidetti was still deemed not match fit.It only took Degerfors 13 minutes to break the deadlock through Nikola Djurdjic who tapped home from close range after a low cross from Rasmus Orqvist to cap off a brilliant interplay.Matano beats a swift retreat from threat to divorce title winners TuskerJust when it looked like Degerfors were headed into the halftime break with a lead, Amar Abdirahman stuck for AIK in the 44th minute as turned the Degerfors defenders inside out before rifling the ball into the back of the net.The second half had little to write home about as both teams struggled to break down each other’s set of defenses with AIK resorting to introducing Henry Meja in the 86th minute but it was a little too late for him to have any meaningful effect on the game.
