Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga was on the losing end as Al Duhail narrowly missed out on the FIFA Referee Cup trophy after being edged out by Al Khor in the final on Saturday.The match had to be decided from the spot with both teams level at 1-1 at the end of regular time, with Al Khor getting the advantage from the spot to win the tournament organized by FIFA in conjunction with the Qatar Stars League.Nam Tae-Hee gave Duhail the lead in the 67th minute, but Ahmed Hassan Al Mohannadi equalized for Al Khor in the 78th minute to force the match to be decided from the spot..@alkhor_club win the #FIFArefereeCup 🏆 by defeating @DuhailSC 8-7 on penalties after the regular time ended in a 1-1 draw🔗 https://t.co/0kdcM8cZbt pic.twitter.com/ADdzRWpi9D— Qatar Stars League (@QSL_EN) November 26, 2022 Olunga scored three goals in the knockout phase of the tournament, netting twice in the quarters against Al-Gharafa as Duhail won 4-3 and once in the semis as they edged out Qatar SC 2-1.The tournament had 12 clubs divided into three groups – Group A (Al Gharafa, Umm Salal, Al Duhail, Al Khor), Group B (Al Markhiya, Al Arabi, Qatar SC, Al Shamal), and Group C (Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Al Sailiya, Al Ahli).The first and second-placed teams from each group qualified for the quarterfinals, along with the two best third-placed teams in the group stage.##NAJAVA_MECA_6843381##Had Olunga’s side won the tournament, it would have been his second trophy with Duhail having lifted the Emir Cup earlier.Elsewhere in Zambia, Kenya duo of Ian Otieno and Vincent Oburu featured as the Ndola-based side bounced back to winning ways after seeing off Nchanga Rangers 3-1 in a league match, with Otieno playing the whole length of the match as Oburu featured for slightly over an hour.Enock Sakala’s double and John Ching’andu first half-strike gave Zesco maximum points while Christian Saile scored the consolation goal for the visiting Nchanga.Prior to the match, Zesco were on a three-match losing streak which had seen them drop up to 12th on the log but the win ensured they moved two places up to tenth with 20 points after 15 matches.
