Harambee Stars defender Johnstone Omurwa made a return to the pitch playing the entire match for his side Estrela Amadora in a Liga Portugal clash against Gil Vincente on Sunday night at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos.Omurwa was making his first full-match appearance since November when he picked up an injury in his side’s 1-0 loss to Moreirense and a second advent this year after he was introduced in the 56th minute last weekend as they battled to a 1-1 draw against Vizela.Vincente took the lead inside the opening twelve minutes with Brazilian forward Gabriel Pereira connecting his compatriot Murilo Souza’s cross past the hapless Bruno Brigido thanks to a header deflection.Omurwa, who recorded three clearances and a similar number of tackles, and the Estrela crew found it had to break the opposition’s dominance and had to wait until the 87th minute when Malian forward Regis Ndo who had been brought on in the second half, scored an equalizer from a free-kick at a distance, leveling the score at 1-1.The stalemate left Estrela 11th on the log with 18 points after recent struggles in the league that left them without a win in three matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_7796084##Mixed fortunes for Stars in ZambiaKansanshi Dynamos 1-0 NapsaJesse Were was reinstated back to the Kansanshi Dynamos’ starting lineup and helped the Dynamos get one over his Harambee Stars teammate David ‘Calabar’ Owino’s Napsa Stars and reignite Kansanshi survival quest.Heading into the match as the favorites, Kansanshi took the lead in the 45th minute thanks to Dave Daka’s spot kick after Gift Zulu had handled the ball in the 18-yard box.Owino would have wished to be on the pitch to prevent his side from getting defeated, considering he has been an integral part of Napsa’s team this campaign.FKFPL Week 18 review: Gor Mahia unstoppable, Tusker comes to party as City Stars keep the chaseZesco 2-0 NkwaziHarambee Stars goalkeeper Ian Otieno kept a clean sheet in Zesco United’s 2-0 win over Nkwazi at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium to return to winning ways in the MTN Super League.Goals in either half from Abraham Siankombo and Lazarous Kambole completed what was a routine victory in the end as ZESCO maintained their one-point advantage at the top of the table.The win ensured ZESCO head into the half-season break maintaining the top position on the log with 39 points, a point ahead of second-placed Red Arrows FC.Zanaco 2-1 TridentFormer Gor Mahia defenders Dennis Ng’ang’a and John Ochieng were in action as Zanaco defeated Trident 2-1 on Sunday at the Sunset Stadium.While Ng’ang’a played the entire match Ochieng limped off in the 82nd minute with an injury as Dominic Kanda took his place.Zanaco took the lead in the 20th minute after Charles Zulu was brought down in the box before he stepped up to take the subsequent penalty. Chawanangwa Kaonga doubled Zanaco’s lead in the 61st minute, and even if Trident pulled one back through Graven Chitalu, Zanaco held on to victory to cap off a good weekend for them.The win lifted Zanaco to eighth on the standings with 27 points, 12 behind leaders Zesco United.Talking points from National Super League Round Fifteen
