Harambee Stars striker Eric Kapaito made a return to action on Thursday for his side Arba Minch as they played out to a 1-1 draw with ninth-placed side Sidama Bunna in Round 27 of the Ethiopian Premier League season.Kapaito, who wasn’t in the team that hammered Ethio Electric 4-0 over the weekend, made an appearance from the substitute’s bench – coming on in the 69th minute for teammate Ashenafi Elias – clocking 22 minutes in the encounter.
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Ahmed Hussien had given Arba Minch the lead after 18 minutes before defender Ashenafi Fida scored an own goal just before the halftime break to see both sides deadlocked at 1-1, eventually recording the same score line at full time.Fellow Kenyan international and teammate – Bernard Ochieng – extended his streak of consecutive starts to 10 matches as he started and clocked all 90 minutes in the Thursday afternoon clash.##NAJAVA_MECA_7292167##The former Wazito FC captain has started in all games since his team’s 2-1 win over Defence Forces in early April and has been the rock of Minch’s defense ever since.For Kapaito, his last 90-minute match came back on 2 May when his side drew 2-2 against Bahir Dar Kenema, but ended up providing a crucial assist in the next game against Fasil Kenema.Kapaito provides crucial assist as Arba Menche continue fight against relegation in EthiopiaWith the result, Arba Minch extended their unbeaten run in the league to six matches, their last loss coming on 26 April in a 0-1 loss to the league’s top side St. Georges FC.With three games remaining to the end of the season, Kapaito is currently on four goals and an assist this term.Arba Minch are 14th on the log with 30 points – 15 clear of 15th-placed Legetafo Legedadi who hold the final relegation place above bottom-placed Ethio Electric FC.
