The captain of the Kenya national team, Michael Olunga, and the former Paris Saint-Germain star, Marco Verratti, were very close to becoming teammates in Qatar, but it just wasn’t meant to be.After four years with Al-Duhail, the 31-year-old striker joined their Doha neighbours Al-Arabi three days ago as a free agent. However, only two days later, Marco Verratti made a completely opposite move, becoming the new Al-Duhail midfielder following his two-year spell with Al-Arabi.𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕚 6⃣🌪️#الدحيل | #قطر pic.twitter.com/diFfsyoA6I— Al Duhail SC | نادي الدحيل (@DuhailSC) July 8, 2025 Therefore, even though they do not play in the same positions, Verratti, in a way, replaced Olunga in the popular Century Club’s ranks.Hence, instead of being teammates, the Kenyan and the Italian will lock horns against their former sides, battling for the title in the upcoming edition of the Qatar Stars League, which begins on August 14.BREAKING: Olunga completes move to Qatari giants Al Arabi SCAnd while Verratti’s Al-Duhail were crowned champions eight times in the last 14 seasons – they are the second most-decorated Qatari team after Al Sadd – Olunga’s new club have been waiting for the QSL trophy since 1997.Nevertheless, if someone can help them break the curse and finally clinch the title, it’s the Qatar Stars League two-time top scorer (in the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons) and 15th all-time leading scorer of the Qatari top flight.##NAJAVA_MECA_9009675##
