KAA Gent, home to Kenyan international Joseph Okumu, will be eyeing to get their 2022/2023 season off to a perfect start when they take on reigning league champions Club Brugge in the Belgian Super Cup which acts as the season’s curtain raiser on Sunday 17 July 2022.The Belgian Super Cup is a club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champions and the Belgian Cup winners.Gent qualified to take part in the competition after defeating powerhouse Anderlecht 4-3 on post-match penalties following a barren stalemate both in normal and extra time. Brugge on the other hand were the Belgian champions in the 2021/2022 campaign.“After five weeks of preparation, the real work awaits. Our boys are ready to open the season and what an opener it will be: the Supercup. On 17 July we will take on Club Brugge in the Jan Breydel Stadium. Who can lift the cup in the air on Sunday evening?” the club posted on their website.Before the curtain raiser, Okumu and his Gent side travelled to Austria where they played two games against Croatian side Hadjuk Split and Greek outfit Aris Thessaloniki before returning to Belgium to finalise their pre-season with two other games against Midttjylland and Beveren.In demand Kenyan defender ‘Crouch’ Okumu heads to Austria with KAA GentAhead of the one-off tie, experienced midfielder Sven Kums has reiterated his desire for Gent to clinch the cup stating that the preseason camp in Austria has adapted them fully to the hot conditions expected on matchday.”Our training took place in Austria where it was above 30 degrees every day. Once you train intensively three times a day in that heat, you quickly get used to it. The temperature is the same for both teams, so it cannot be an excuse. The Super Cup is a prestigious duel. It is a prize that you want to win,” Kums said.OREGON22: Gathimba in focus as Kenya chase Walking medals on opening dayThe match will be played on Sunday 1900EAT at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
