Kenyan international Joseph Okumu helped his Belgian employer KAA Gent keep a cleansheet as well earn three points following Thursday evening’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Anderlecht at the Lotto Park.Okumu who played the match to its entirety was instrumental in keeping the opposing forwards at bay and mining out the three points away from home.##NAJAVA_MECA_6607347##Gent who were coming from a 2-1 home loss to Antwerp grabbed maximum points from the spot through Hugo Cuypers in the 69th minute. The goal scorer scored just six minutes after coming in for Andrew Hjulsager who had started on the left wing. How Wanyama and Origi helped Bwire overcome depression after Uganda howlerMeanwhile, Stars centre back Brian Mandela is expected to be in action of Friday when South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns play SuperSport United in a league match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium. Harambee Stars ace Joseph Okumu calls for end to country’s ‘saddening’ football stateSundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi who previously expressed optimism in retaining the league title says he is anticipating for a tough game against SuperSport. Taiwo Atieno: American investors ready to pump Ksh 236 Million into KPL##NAJAVA_MECA_6615472##“Playing SuperSport is always a tough match regardless of the competition and regardless of the frequency to how many times you have played them and what was the outcome of the previous results, so we are expecting another tough encounter. It took us 80 minutes in the previous match to break the match down, and again we are going for the same encounter, which is always fierce, very aggressive [with] a lot of aerial battles and a very good team to play against,” he told club media.
