Kenyan international Eric Johana suffered an exit in the Thai League Cup following a narrow defeat to Buriram United while Sven Yidah was nowhere to be seen for Marumo Gallants in South Africa.Eric JohanaThe former Mathare United midfielder was handed a start as his Muangthong United side was bundled out of the Thai League Cup following a 2-1 loss at the hands of Buriram United.NSL: Barren draws dominate as Shabana thump KajiadoBuriram which was home to Kenyan international Ayub Timbe before he parted ways with the club back in early December are the reigning League Cup champions.It only took them 27 minutes to open the scoring through Suphanat Mueanta who fired the ball home after it landed kindly on his path from a freekick.##NAJAVA_MECA_6971197##The second half saw little goalmouth action in the opening minutes but Willian Popp stepped up to take a penalty with 10 minutes left on the clock to level things for Muangthong.With the game seemingly headed for extra time, up stepped Lucas da Silva Rocha to notch the winner in the 88th minute and assure Buriram of progression to the quarter final.Sven YidahThe former Nairobi City Stars midfielder missed the matchday squad as his Marumo Gallants suffered a 3-2 loss against Golden Arrows in the South African Premier Soccer League.Gallants failed to provide an update as to why Yidah missed the clash after he was included in the bench last time out against Richards Bay but has failed to feature in the last 13 games.Expert disagrees with move to restrict AFC Leopards’ streaming serviceCelimpilo Ngema opened the scoring for Gallants in the 39th minute from a rebound after missing a penalty while Nqobeko Dlamini pulled one back for Arrows in the 51st minute.Pule Sydney Mmodi and Knox Mutizwa turned the game around for Arrows with goals but Ranga Chivaviro netted in the 78th minute to set up a nervy finish.
