Kenyan international Duke Abuya came on as a second-half substitute as his club Yanga suffered a 2-1 loss to German club Augsburg in a friendly match played at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga, South Africa.Abuya, who recently joined Yanga on a season-long loan deal from Kenya Police FC, took to the pitch for the first time on Saturday, coming in as a second-half substitute.##NAJAVA_MECA_8225509##In the end, the Bundesliga side walked away with a win courtesy of goals from Mads Pedersen and Philip Tietz. New signing Jean Baleke got the consolation strike for the Tanzanian champions.Yanga have another friendly game on the 24th against TS Galaxy before taking on Kaizer Chiefs in their final game in South Africa, a Toyota Cup duel on the 28th of July.In Spain, Kenyan youngster Job Ochieng was introduced at halftime as his club Real Sociedad drew 1-1 with Alaves in a friendly match staged at the Campo de Futbol El Prao on Saturday night.Kenya Police FC land invitation for Vipers Day celebrationsKike Garcia opened the scoring for Alaves in the 12th minute before Brais Mendez leveled the scores at the half-hour mark. In the end, there were post-match shootouts where a host of them were missed, including one by Ochieng, as Alaves won 2-1.Ochieng, a former Ligi Ndogo FC player, has been on Sociedad’s B team for the last few years, and his inclusion in the pre-season team could be an indicator that he is now closer to breaking into Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea’s first team.In Canada, Victor Wanyama was an unused substitute as his club, CF Montreal, lost 1-0 to Toronto in a Canadian derby league match. Canadian international Richmond Laryea scored the decisive goal of the match in the 38th minute.Montreal head coach Laurent Courtois was far from pleased with the team’s overall display.“I don’t think it was a lack of effort. Maybe a lack of audacity, because I think we spent too much time preparing and not enough time causing chaos. In the second half, we tried a little more, but we still need to create more danger in the penalty area.”Montreal are 11th in the standings with 27 points after 25 rounds of league matches.Gor Mahia shifts focus to Coal City Tournament in Nigeria
