Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga has been the talk of town with most local fans for the past couple of days following Qatar’s display at the World Cup, many tying the performance to the quality of the league in which the Kenyan plays.However, Olunga has not let critics get in his mind, continuing his goal-scoring exploits for his Qatari side in the FIFA Referee Cup.The former Gor Mahia forward was on target once again on Thursday as Al Duhail edged out Qatar SC 2-1 in the semis to book a slot in the final.🇯🇵⚽️ We know who The Engineer was rooting for 🌟⚽️ @OgadaOlunga https://t.co/lY2lRdtwof— J.LEAGUE Official EN (@J_League_En) November 23, 2022 Olunga opened the scoring in the match after just 23 minutes but Qatar SC hit back immediately barely a minute later through Khaled Walid. Suhaib Janan struck 14 minutes later to restore Duhail’s lead, one which they held on to the final whistle.Duhail will now face off with Al Khor who saw off Al Shamal 3-0 in the other semifinal. The two sides had met earlier in the group stage, with Duhail collecting a 2-0 win and they will be hoping to replicate the same performance to lift the Cup on Saturday.##NAJAVA_MECA_6843378##Earlier in the week, the Kenyan international scored a brace as Duhail saw off Al-Gharafa to book a slot in the se,is courtesy of a 4-3 win.Elsewhere, former Tusker FC forward Henry Meja was involved as AIK played to a one-all draw with Swedish second-tier side Västerås SK in a test match on Thursday.Ababu sips from Olunga’s deep well of football know-howIn the just concluded season, Meja was sparingly used and made only three appearances for AIK, totaling just 14 minutes.He will be hoping that his performance in pre-season will play a part in getting him more minutes once the new season kicks off next year.
