Exactly two months after joining Swedish outfit IF Elfsborg, Kenyan international Timothy ‘Babu’ Ouma clinched his maiden title as the side’s U21 team whitewashed Östers 5-1 in the U21 Allsvenskan final.Still being at the tender age of 18, Babu was drafted into the Under 21 side with each team in the league allowed to have five overage players with the goalkeeper being independent of this rule.Gent coach reveals Kenyan defender Okumu is fan favourite at the Belgian clubElfsborg had an outstanding campaign, finishing second in the regular season and booking their place in the Playoffs where they beat Halmstad and Varberg enroute to the final against Östers.Babu who has been a constant figure for Elsborg in the U21 league was once again trusted with a starting berth in the middle of the pack.Östers had a bright start to the game and grabbed the lead when the ball was headed in goal by Tim Rönning just over twenty minutes into the match.##NAJAVA_MECA_6716134##Elfsborg however woke up from their slumber and restored parity three minutes after going a goal down through Jack Cooper Love with Jeppe Okkels giving them the lead just before the break.Okkels sealed his brace in the 74th minute with the floodgates opening as Ahmed Qasem increased their lead to 4-1 as substitute Theo Lind drilled the final nail in Östers’ coffin in the 94th minute.Elfsborg Under 21 head coach Victor Salwén was impressed with his side’s display in the final with the win against his former side making the victory sweeter.Gor Mahia coach declares his team league-ready“It felt good in terms of play, but Öster did well in the penalty area near the goal, it was quality. Then we turn and in the break we talk about the need to continue, to be thorough and not offer anything. We didn’t want to change that much and we don’t eitherThe match stood and weighed for a while, but after 3-1 it felt like we had very good control over the whole thing. It feels fantastic, of course, to win a title, then the fact that it is against my old club doesn’t make it any worse either. Now we are going to enjoy this victory and the title, and then we have to recharge tomorrow again,” said Salwén.
