Harambee Stars striker Jonah Ayunga scored his first goal for St. Mirren since his return from an injury that had kept him out of action for nine months and produced a man-of-the-match performance during Mirren’s 2-0 win over Ross County in the Scotland Premier League on Saturday. Coming from a streak of three winless games. Mirren started the match on a high but had to wait until the second half when Ryan Leak turned the ball into his net in the 51st minute for an opener. Five minutes later Scott Tanser laid the ball to Ayunga who charged down the left before thumping in a shot that got the better of Laidlaw and flew into the net to double Saints’ lead. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7729455##It was a huge milestone in Jonah’s recovery from injury as it was his first goal since he found the net against Rangers in the final game before last year’s World Cup.The striker managed 77 minutes and was withdrawn for Mikael Mandron having produced three shots on target, a successful dribble, and created one key chance. 57′ – STM 2-0 ROSAyunga scores his first goal since return from injury with a blistering strike from the edge of the area! GET IN!#OurStMirren #COYS pic.twitter.com/6o0TXlI4tQ— St Mirren FC (@saintmirrenfc) December 9, 2023 The win took the Saints to third in the standings, a point ahead of fourth-placed Hibernian FC. Harper Features in Exeter defeat Kenyan prospect Vincent Harper was introduced in the 83rd minute as his side Exeter City bowed down a goal to nil against Port Vale in English League One action staged on Saturday evening at the Pride Park Stadium. The defeat which was Exeter’s eleventh of the season leaves them steering at demotion and sits two points above the drop zone. Tusker – Posta Rangers brawl highlights Sunday FKFPL actionStars in Zambia Former Gor Mahia defender David Odhiambo started his fourth straight match for Napsa Stars in their 2-0 win over Nkwazi FC at the Edwin Imboela Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Adam Zikiru and captain Luka Banda’s second-half goals were enough to seal maximum points for the Perry Mutapa-coached side. Odhiambo saw off the rest of the match to record his fifth clean sheet of the season and lead Napsa to 12th on the log with 17 points after 15 games. At Railway Stadium, Samuel Onyango played the entire minutes of Kabwe Warrior’s 2-0 loss to Mutondo Stars in a league game penciled on Saturday. The defeat meant that the once-title hopefuls have gone five matches without a win and sit seven points behind league leaders Zesco United. How Nairobi City Stars managed to shoot past high-flying Posta RangersElsewhere, Harambee Stars goalkeeper Ian Otieno played a pivotal role in Zesco United’s 1-1 draw against Forest Rangers in a Zambia Super League match played on Saturday afternoon.Otieno’s remarkable performance salvaged a point for the leaders and was rewarded with a man-of-the-match accolade at the end. Benson Kolala opened the scoring for Rangers with a well-curled free kick in the 23rd minute but Zesco restored parity through Lazarous Kambole in the 73rd minute and took their unbeaten streak to six points.
