Swedish outfit Djurgårdens, parent club to Kenyan defender Frank Odhiambo sealed a place in the Group Stages of the UEFA Europa Conference League despite a 3-2 loss at the hands of Cypriot side APOEL.Djurgårdens had done the hard work in the first leg that was staged at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden after a 3-0 whitewash of APOEL and only needed to avoid a heavy defeat.Kenyan youngster features for MiddlesbroughFrank who is currently on loan to Swedish third tier outfit IFK Haninge might get a chance to feature in the Conference League should the club make it to the Round of 16.The former Gor Mahia defender completed a season long loan with the Swedish campaign ending in November after which he will return to his parent club when the season draws to a close.##NAJAVA_MECA_6588385##UEFA competitions have a compacted schedule this season owing to the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup that is slated from November to December meaning that some of the knockout fixtures will be played in November.APOEL had a strong start to the game as they only needed seven minutes to open their scoring through Anton Maglica with Danny Blum doubling their advantage in the 23rd minute.With the tie slowly slipping out of Djurgårdens’ hands, the side restored some sort of control when Elias Andersson pulled one back eight minutes after the hour mark.Joash Onyango’s Simba invited for Champions League preparations in SudanAPOEL were however not going down without a fight as Marquinhos scored their third but their faint hopes were dashed when Joel Asoro scored for Djurgårdens in the 91st minute.Djurgårdens will have to wait till Friday, August 26 for the Conference League Group Stage draw to find out their opponents.
