Stars Abroad: Ouma, Makwata on target but suffer defeats

Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy Ouma Noor scored and registered an assist for his club IF Elfsborg in a UEFA Europa League match against AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, they suffered a 3-2 loss.The midfielder has been in sensational form this season, and on Wednesday in the Netherlands, he showed why clubs across Europe are seeking his services. However, his efforts were not enough, as the closely contested match ended in a defeat for the Swedish club.##NAJAVA_MECA_8361364##Ouma opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, giving Elfsborg an advantage that lasted for 21 minutes before the home team equalized just before halftime through Ruben van Bommel.Van Bommel completed his brace five minutes into the second half, but the visitors responded quickly, equalizing three minutes later through Simon Hedlund, who scored from an Ouma assist.The parity lasted for 21 minutes before Troy Parrott scored the winning goal for the Dutch side. The visitors suffered a late setback when Sebastian Holmen saw red four minutes from time.Ouma and Elfsborg now focus on Sunday’s league match against Kalmar FF. Their next Europa League game will be against AS Roma on 3rd October at their home ground.Gor Mahia aim arsenal at Mathare after CAF CL exitIn Tanzania, John Makwata was on target for his club Coastal Union, but they unfortunately fell 2-1 to JKT in a league match played on Wednesday afternoon.Hassan Dilunga put JKT ahead in the 14th minute from the penalty spot before Makwata equalized in the 27th minute. Dilunga then set up Shiza Kichuya for the winning goal three minutes into the second half.Another Kenyan, Abdallah Hassan, also featured for Coastal Union in the game.Still in Tanzania, Duke Abuya started for Yanga SC in a rescheduled match against KenGold, which ended in a 1-0 win for the champions. Defender Ibrahim Bacca scored the decisive goal to maintain Yanga’s 100% record.Benson Omala’s stay in Lebanon begins on sour note as league is suspended due to war

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