Kenyan midfielder Tobias Otieno featured full minutes for FC Tormenta on Saturday morning as the club started their USL League One title defense with a 1-0 win over North Carolina.Mukwelle Madzey Akale scored the all-important goal in the match after just 34 minutes as Tormenta went on to hold to the advantage to the final whistle.Otieno was among the only four players in the starting team who played for the team last season, with the other seven being new faces brought on board before the season kicked off.##NAJAVA_MECA_7108290##Tormenta will face off with Charlotte Independence in their next encounter next week, with the other teams in the league set to open their campaign on Sunday morning.The former Gor Mahia midfielder was in action during the final staged at Tormenta Stadium last year in November as Tormenta edged Chattanooga Red Wolves 2-1 to be crowned champions, his second time in the league having won it with Union Omaha the previous year before making the switch.Elsewhere in Japan, Anthony Akumu was missing in action yet again as Sagan Tosu lost their third game in the five that they have played this season in J1 League.Christine Ongare gives Kenya first win in the IBA World ChampionshipsThe Kenyan has not been named in the team during a league match since moving to Japan, and only featured in a J League Cup match earlier in March.The former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder is one of the foreign-based players who have been called up to the National Team Harambee Stars ahead of Kenya’s friendly against Iran on March 28, 2023.
