Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga is on course to clinch another Golden Boot in his second full season in Qatar but this time in the cup tournament after taking an early lead in the 2022 edition of the Qatar Stars League Cup that kicked off towards the end of September.In the three matches so far played in the competition, the Kenyan international has found the back of the net seven times which have already sent him three goals clear in the scoring charts ahead of second placed Hassan Palang who plies his trade at defending league champions Al Sadd.🔝 أولونغا يعزز مكانته في صدارة هدافي بطولة #كأس_Ooredoo برصيد ٧ أهدافتعرف على قائمة الهدافين بعد الجولة الثالثة 👇🏻 🔗 https://t.co/tVihO5lawZ pic.twitter.com/SLhHf4mwy1— مؤسسة دوري نجوم قطر 🇶🇦 (@QSL) October 3, 2022 To get to that tally, Olunga bagged consecutive hat tricks in his first two cup matches as Duhail picked victories against against Al Markhiya and Al Arabi respectively before salvaging a point for the team with a lone goal in the third match against Al Gharafa.With the goals, Olunga has also helped his side move to the top of their pool in Group B where they hold a point advantage over second placed Al Arabi.#Murife#Murifedontrun#Hattrick⚽️⚽️⚽️🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/DeSr04sUNj— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) September 27, 2022 Before the 2022 Qatar World Cup gets underway, the former Gor Mahia man has two more chances to add onto his tally as Duhail have two more cup fixtures before the break for the global tournament kicking off on 20 November.Olunga, Kenya’s 2015 and Japan’s 2020 Most Valuable Player, clinched his first and second Golden Boot awards in Qatar in the 2021/2022 season – his first full campaign – when he netted 24 goals to walk away with the gong ahead of Ghana’s Andre Ayew and in the AFC Champions League where he bagged nine goals.##NAJAVA_MECA_6696561##It is also the season he bagged his first trophy in Qatar after scoring once for Al Duhail in an emphatic 5-1 win against Al Gharafa in the Amir Cup final held at the iconic Khalifa Stadium in Doha back in March 2022.
