Kenyan international Henry Meja featured for 82 minutes as his side Norrby got dumped out of the Swedish Cup following a 3-0 loss to Hammarby on Saturday evening.Meja, currently on loan at the second-tier side from Swedish top-flight side AIK, was handed the starting berth in the cup for the second time following his heroics to rescue a point against GIF Sundsvall in the opening group match last weekend as the two sides played to a one-all draw.##NAJAVA_MECA_7049883##With the win, Hammarby ascended to the top of Group 3 standings with six points and will only need to avoid defeat in their last group match against Sundsvall to proceed to the quarters.Unlike in the first game where he played the whole length of the match, Meja was replaced by Oscar Gustafsson for the last eight minutes of the match with Norrby already trailing by three goals.Jusef Erabi scored two goals, one in each half, with Viktor Đukanović grabbing the other goal for Hammarby to make it 3-0 and win the match.Sharks boss William Muluya impressed with Maina’s eye for goalMeja moved to Sweden last year after punching above his weight in his first full season in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League where he won the league with Tusker in the 2020-2021 campaign but failed to nail a place in AIK’s starting team, with the club opting to ship him out on loan ahead of the new campaign.
