Polish side Raków Częstochowa have provided an injury update on Harambee Stars left back Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma following his injury scare in their last league match.The Kenya international was substituted after 18 minutes in Rakow’s home game against Motor Lublin on Saturday 7 December that was played at the Rakow Municipal Stadium with Greek defender Stratos Svarnas taking his place.Engin Firat slaps FKF with huge financial demands, threatens FIFA moveThe Ekstraklasa club issued an injury update on the former Gor Mahia defender alongside Gustav Berggren who was also withdrawn due to injury in the 81st minute.“Gustav Berggren and Eric Otieno ended the match against Motor Lublin with injuries. The tests did not show anything serious and both players should be ready for training from the beginning of preparations for the spring round,” reads a statement from Rakow in the X ( formerly Twitter) account.##NAJAVA_MECA_8577477##Rakow were leading 1-0 by the time Marcelo was substituted through Kochergin Vladyslav’s goal in the 10th minute but ended up drawing the match 2-2.Bartos Marek equalized for the visitors in the 32nd minute before Samuel Mraz put them ahead in the 73rd minute. With the visitors set for a crucial away win, Jean Silva’s late goal in the 94th minute salvaged a point for Rakow.Odada, Otieno unused as Anyembe misses action in DenmarkThe draw ensured that Rakow maintained their second position in the league standings with 36 points, two shy of league leaders Lech Poznan after 18 rounds of matches.Rakow are looking to make a return to European football after a disappointing campaign last season where they finished seventh in the 18-team league standings.##NAJAVA_MECA_8577478##In the 2022/23 season, the club made history by winning its maiden league title in its 104 years of existence.The top team in the Ekstraklasa earns a qualification to the UEFA Champions League while the second and third-placed teams qualify for the UEFA Conference League.Michael Olunga on whether he will pursue engineering after football retirementThe 28-year-old joined the club in January 2024 from Swedish side AIK and is primarily used as a left-wing back in coach Marek Papszun’s 3-4-3 system.
