Harambee Stars skipper Michael Olunga has been selected in the Qatar Stars League Team of the Week following his exploits over the weekend.Olunga, 30, playing in his third season at Al Duhail, kicked off his Golden Boot quest in style on Saturday, scoring a hat-trick to lead his side to an emphatic 6-1 victory over Qatar SC at the Khalifa International Stadium.Stars Abroad: Olunga bags hattrick as Waweru scores winner in IrelandAs per the team shared by Sofascore on Monday, Olunga, who starts as a center-forward, is the highest rated player, garnering a rating of 9.6.According to the game stats, Olunga, who was first set up by Ali Almoez in the 41st minute before scoring again in the 44th, and sixth minute of stoppage time, had one assist, but also created one big chance from his two key passes.🎖 تشكيل سوفاسكور المثالي للمرحلة الأولى من مؤسسة دوري نجوم قطر🇶🇦 pic.twitter.com/K5qTuzH3GH— SofascoreAR (@SofaScoreARB) August 12, 2024 Off the ball, the Kenyan won 38 percent of his total duels on ground and in the air, while only losing possession eight times in the 90 minutes he played.Alongside him in the striking department are Angola’s Gelson Dala of Al-Wakrah, and Gabriel Pereira of Al-Rayyan SC.Olunga, who is now the leader of the Golden Boot race ahead of Al Shamal’s Baghdad Bounedjah, is also joined by his Al Duhail teammates Ismaeel Mohammed and Almoez Ali in the team of the week.##NAJAVA_MECA_8269396##Olunga was on Monday also nominated in the Qatar Stars League star of Week 1, where he will battle it out with the aforementioned Pereira, Bounedjah, AlHassan Koroma, Erik Exposito, and Al-Rayyan’s Sayed Ali Bashir.Al Duhail are next in action on Friday against Al Rayyan for their first home game of the season.
