Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga could lift his second title in Qatar on Thursday night when his Al Duhail side take on Al Sadd at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatar Cup final.To set up the championship decider, Al Duhail overcame Al Wakrah in the semi-finals after recording a 2-1 victory while Al Sadd defeated Al Arabi 3-1 in the other last-four clash to set up the decider.One more final💪🏾🙏🏾@DuhailSC pic.twitter.com/bFJoQrNox3— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) April 6, 2023 Ahead of the encounter, which will be a repeat of the 2021 final where Al Sadd lifted the title after 2-0 win over Duhail, a high-flying Olunga, who is fresh from lifting the top scorer’s gong as well as the Qatar Stars Cup, called on his side to make the most of their current impressive run in order to get their revenge.“The match will not be easy but we as players have a morale boost after winning the Ooredoo Cup in the past days, which indicates the development of the team’s level. In the previous version we lost to Al Sadd, and therefore we want to regain the title in this match,” he is quoted on the club’s website.يوم المباراة النهائية 💪🏆𝙁 𝙄 𝙉 𝘼 𝙇#الدحيل | #كأس_قطر_2023 pic.twitter.com/bGTEyy6Rql— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) April 6, 2023 Leading the way in the scoring charts with his 14 goals in the league as well, the former Gor Mahia man expressed his delight in his purple patch in front of goal as he backed his charges to work towards their second title of the season.“I am happy because I scored goals, as this is my mission, but we must not forget that these goals come from the distinguished passes that I receive from my colleagues, and now we are in a final match, and there is nothing after it, and we must implement the coach’s plan and work to crown our second title,” he added.📆 | Match Day | يوم المباراة ⏰ | 22:00🏟 | AlSadd Stadium | جاسم بن حمد ⚽️ | #AlSadd 🆚 AlDuhail 🏆 | @qsl #كاس_قطر 🗓 | Final | النهائي #️⃣ | #AlWaysAlSadd#WeAreAlSadd #دائما_مع_السد #السد_بجمهوره_أقوى #السد_الدحيل #السد pic.twitter.com/D7bNQGfXx5— 🏆 #77 Al Sadd SC | نادي السد (@AlsaddSC) April 6, 2023 On the other hand, Al-Sadd head coach Juanma expressed confidence in his team’s readiness to face Al-Duhail.Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Juanma said: “We are prepared for this important final match, and we are aiming to win the title. Our preparations for the final were made through the matches we played in the league.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7153429##He further added: “At Al-Sadd, we do not feel pressure in these games. We have a good and distinguished team, and the players are strong and present. We aim to win the title, especially since Al-Sadd fans deserve the Qatar Cup title.”The match kicks off at 2200EAT.Kenya drop down one place in latest FIFA world rankings
