Harambee Stars defender Joseph Okumu featured for 90 minutes for his club Reims as they went down 2-0 to AJ Auxerre in a French Ligue 1 game at home on Sunday afternoon.The loss extended Reims’ winless run in Ligue 1 to 14 matches. They are 15th on the log with 22 points, just two above the relegation spots, and risk being dragged into the relegation dogfight if their fortunes do not change for the better soon.##NAJAVA_MECA_8762776##Canadian striker Thelonius Bair put the visitors in the lead in the 15th minute, and 11 minutes later, Ivory Coast midfielder Hamed Traore sealed the win with the second goal of the game. Reims’ efforts to stage a comeback, particularly in the second half, proved futile as Auxerre secured three valuable points.Reims coach Samba Diawara was dissatisfied with the team’s display, accusing the players of not following instructions and calling for a change of attitude if they are to turn the team’s fortunes around.”The positional play and instructions aren’t being followed. Do we have the level for Ligue 1? I wasn’t listened to—can I do everything alone? No. The players must absorb the instructions if we want to perform well,” Diawara said.Junior Starlets’ boss shares game plan ahead of Uganda clashElsewhere in Denmark, Kenyan utility defender Daniel Anyembe was also in action, playing the entire game as his club Viborg drew 1-1 with AGF in a league match. Frederik Tingager’s own goal gave Viborg the lead in the 53rd minute before Mikael Anderson equalized in the 77th minute.The visitors played the final 13 minutes with 10 men after Elias Anderson was shown a red card a minute after the equalizer.Viborg are eighth on the Danish league table with 25 points after 22 rounds of league matches. They face Copenhagen at home in their next match.Benni McCarthy reveals Harambee Stars’ CHAN goal
