Kenyan international Joseph Okumu was in action as his side KAA Gent completed their training camp in Spain with a 4-1 win over Dutch side SC Heerenveen on Wednesday.Hugo Cuypers struck twice in quick succession in the first half, opening the scoring 41 minutes in the game and doubling the advantage in the second minute of stoppage time in that first period.Met deze 11 starten we tegen @scHeerenveen! #COBW #Oliva2022 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/xPAjIM3Q2r— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) December 14, 2022 On resumption for the second half, Sydney Van Hooijdonk got one back for SC Heerenveen after just three minutes.##NAJAVA_MECA_6890959##However, Ibrahim Salah ensured that they had their two-goal cushion two minutes later as he struck to make it 3-1, with second-half substitute Malick Fofana hitting the last nail with two minutes left to play in regular time.Gent returns to action next week after the length FIFA World Cup break with a Belgian Cup match against Cercle Brugge on Tuesday.They will then take on Standard Liege in the league on Friday before taking another two week break to pave way for the festivities, with league action set to resume on the sixth day of 2023 when they play Royal Antwerp on the road.Currently, they are seventh on the log with 30 points from 17 matches, 16 less than league leaders KRC Genk who lead the table with 46.This season, the Harambee Stars defender has made 14 appearances in the Belgian top flight, starting in all 14, missing only three matches.
