Michael Olunga has edged closer to William Ouma’s all-time goalscoring record for Kenya following his hattrick in the 3-1 victory over Zimbabwe in the Four Nations Tournament.Harambee Stars were crowned the champions of the competition that brought together four nations from the East and Southern Africa region thanks to the former Gor Mahia talisman’s prowess.##NAJAVA_MECA_7985261##The Al Duhail striker had bagged a brace in the Stars’ opening match of the tournament against Malawi but there was still pressure on the well-traveled striker to deliver a good performance and he managed to excel on the evening with a treble to hand Kenya a first trophy since 2017.The brace on the initial day of the cup took the prolific scorer tally for the national team to 26 goals equaling Livingstone Madegwa and Ali Akajo’s record, who were also on 26 strikes before the Tuesday game.However, the three goals have now taken him to 29 goals from 58 international caps for Harambee Stars and is now within six of the national record held by former Gor Mahia striker Ouma alias Chege with a few more years of international football ahead of him.Olunga hits treble as Harambee Stars win Four Nations Tournament title in MalawiOlunga has enjoyed game time at the club level since making a return from an injury that had him sidelined for the better part of January. In 12 appearances this term in the Qatar Super League, the ex-Thika United man has found the back of the net eleven times averaging a goal per match.If he continues with the recent form for club and country, Ogada will have a chance to surpass former AFC Leopards legend Elijah Lidonde’s tally of 33 goals for the national team which was achieved in only 26 games between 1950 and 1961.Feel the sounds 🇰🇪⚡️🚀⚽️ pic.twitter.com/rXtMxQe7tA— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) March 27, 2024 Another record at threat to be smashed by the Michael Olunga Football Academy (MOFA) director is Dennis Oliech’s tally of 34 goals which puts the Kenyan football legend second on the all-time list having featured for Harambee Stars between 2002 to 2015 amassing 76 caps.The 30-year-old striker appears to have found his shooting boots at the right time, repaying Engin Firat’s trust in him following a prolonged goal drought that had the forward go six games without a goal between March and November 2023.His recent exploits have seen him bounce with seven goals in the last three games in Kenya colors having bagged a brace in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Seychelles and the award-winning five strikes in the just concluded Four Nations tournament.FIFA orders FKF to continue with AGM and Election plansWith the World Cup qualifiers scheduled for June, the seasoned striker will be eager to maintain the form as he seeks to guide Kenya to the first-ever appearance at the global showpiece.Stats from Wikipedia and resource persons
