Kenyan international Anthony Akumu was on target Wednesday for his club Sagan Tosu as they came out 2-1 winners over Japanese League Two side Jubilo Iwata in the 2023 YBC Levain Cup match held at the Yamaha Stadium.The former Mamelodi Sundowns player scored the game’s opening goal in the sixth minute to give the away side a 1-0 lead at halftime.##NAJAVA_MECA_7157077##Iwata’s Daiki Ogawa then levelled matters in the 81st minute before Ryonosuke Kabayama scored the winner for Sagan Tosu – a result that secured a place for the side in the Cup’s Fourth Round.Sagan Tosu are expected to play Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the next cup game scheduled for 19th April.GOOOOAL!!!⚽#ジュビロ磐田 0-1 #サガン鳥栖前半6分得点者：#アンソニーアクム#sagantosu #信 #Believe#Jリーグ #Jleague pic.twitter.com/iudYvYDyxo— サガン鳥栖公式 (@saganofficial17) April 5, 2023 The goal was Akumu’s first for his new club after joining them on free transfer from South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.Akumu has struggled for game time in Japan with Wednesday’s game being the first time he was involved since lining up in another cup fixture on 8th March.Congratulating him for his goal, Al Duhail striker and national team mate Michael Olunga tweeted in Japanese saying; “Glad you used my scoring tips as discussed during the varsity break.”代表チームの休憩中に話し合ったように、私のスコアリングのヒントを使用してよかったです 💪🏾🤣🇰🇪 https://t.co/FDB1U9Th3o— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) April 5, 2023 Olunga also played in the Japanese League when he turned out for top tier side Vissel Kobe in the 2020/2021 season.Omanyala back in action with a busy calendarAnthony Akumu recently played full minutes for Harambee Stars in a friendly match against Iran on 28th March.Sagan Tosu are 14th on the J1-League with seven points from six games and play Sanfreece Hiroshima over the weekend.
