STARS ABROAD: Olunga scores five off the bench as Okumu misses with injury

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga came off the bench to score not once, not twice, not thrice, but five times as his club Al Duhail eased past Al Sailiya 5-0 in their fourth league match to maintain a perfect start.The Kenyan International was making a comeback after missing the previous league encounter against Al Gharafa with an injury.The forward was introduced at the start of the second half for Abdulrahman Fahmi Moustafa and took him only ten minutes to open the scoring after being set up by Almoez Ali.The second one came a bit faster after the first one, doubling Al Duhail’s advantage in the 62 minute, just six minutes after opening the opener, this time being assisted by Ferjani Sassi.Kenyan International Michael Olunga came off the bench in the second half to score all the five goals for Al Duhail as they thrashed Al Sailiya Club in a Qatar Stars League match this evening #StarsAbroad 📹 Courtesy @QSL_EN pic.twitter.com/X7dluHVlbO— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) September 26, 2021 Another six minutes later, the former Gor Mahia forward completed his hattrick off a Mohamed Alaaeldin pass, before scoring the fourth one 11 minutes later.Almoez Ali grabbed his second assist as he set Olunga for the fifth and the last of the game as Al-Duhail sealed an emphatic win.The five goals take Olunga’s tally to seven goals from the two matches that he has played in, having scored a brace in their opening match against Al Khor as they won 4-1 but missed the consecutive two games.According to a Qatari publication, Staddoha, Olunga suffered an injury before the Al Arabi game which led to him missing the clash after bagging a brace in the season opener against Al Khor.🎥 Olunga @DuhailSC [5]-0 @AlSailiyaclub #QNBstarsLeague pic.twitter.com/F917MLp1dx— Qatar Stars League (@QSL_EN) September 26, 2021 Olunga’s form with his club comes at a time when Kenyans will be hoping that he can replicate the same with the national team when Kenya plays a two-legged clash against Mali in their 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifier while Okumu’s injury could be a blow for Harambee Stars having been a regular in defense.In Belgium, Joseph Okumu was missing out altogether for the second game in a row after missing the midweek 1-all draw against RSC Anderlecht as his team fought from a goal down in the first half to win 2-1 at fulltime. According to reports, the former Chemelil Sugar FC defender is nursing an injury. FT 2-1 | Dat is terugvechten! 💪🏻 #COBW #gntcer #jpl pic.twitter.com/Ug42rvIKCX— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) September 26, 2021

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