Harambee Stars left back Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma was on Sunday 5 January awarded as Raków Częstochowa’s player of the month of November, following his incredible exploits over that spell in the Polish league.Ouma, 28, featured in four matches for Rakow over the month, while also being involved in the national team’s Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Namibia.“Prize received! Erick Otieno with the ZPUE Player of November statuette! Congratulations,” Rakow posted on their social media platforms.Nagroda odebrana! 🏆Erick Otieno ze statuetką ZPUE piłkarza listopada!Gratulacje, @Erick__ouma! 👏 pic.twitter.com/ptHWv1q71p— Raków Częstochowa (@Rakow1921) January 5, 2025 Across the all games Otieno played for Rakow in November, they went unbeaten, winning twice and drawing twice.His best performance over that period was on 30 November, where the former AIK player provided two assists in Rakow’s 3-2 league victory over Widzew Lodz.The exceptional display saw him win two awards in four days after that – first winning the game’s Man of the Match award, before being included in the league’s official Team of the Week.Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma wins two Polish awards in four daysSince his move to the Ekstraklasa at the start of the season, Ouma has been in fine form, scoring once and chipping in with three assists.The former Vasalund defender has featured for Raków in 17 games this season including in the Polish Cup and looks to be quickly finding his feet in Poland.And despite him being pulled off with an injury in a 2-2 draw with Motor Lubin early last month, Ouma was on Friday pictured among the returning Rakow players following a month-long holiday break.Update on Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma after injury scare in PolandMarek Papszun’s side will on Wednesday 8 January play the first of five planned test matches in Sosnowiec, before embarking on a spring training camp in Spain from Friday 10 January.##NAJAVA_MECA_8609912##
