Kenyans plying their trade abroad registered positive results on Sunday as Alwyn Tera and Johanna Omolo picked up wins while Brian Mandela’s Mamelodi Sundowns settled for a draw.Alwyn TeraKenyan midfielder Alwyn Tera was a second-half substitute in Ararat-Armenia’s 3-0 victory over Ararat Yerevan in the Albanian Premier League. Following a dour opening hour in the game, the clash sprung into life in the 61st minute when Mailson Lima Duarte Lopes broke the deadlock to fire Ararat-Armenia ahead.Tera was introduced two minutes after the hour mark in place of Furdjel Narsingh as Ararat-Armenia aimed to add onto their goal tally to assure them of victory. Yusuf Otubanjo doubled Ararat-Armenia’s lead in the 66th minute and went to seal his brace in the sixth minute of added time to complete the rout.Brain MandelaKenyan international Brain Mandela completed his first 90 minutes since May as Mamelodi Sundowns settled for a 2-2 draw against AS Maniema in the CAF Champions League qualifiers.Full time from Stade des Martyrs! A brace from Mshishi sees The Brazilians score two important away goals to secure the draw in the first leg! 👆AS Maniema 2️⃣➖2️⃣ Mamelodi Sundowns (9′, 85′ Zwane) #Sundowns #DownsLive #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/bQQCdrN3Pt— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) October 17, 2021 It took only nine minutes for Themba Zwane to break the deadlock but Maniema drew level five minutes before the halftime break.Zwane completed his brace in the 85th minute and though he had handed Sundowns a healthy advantage heading into the second half but Maniema railed from behind again to score in the 90th minute.Johanna OmoloKenyan international Johanna Omolo started in Kocaelispor’s 1-0 win over Keciorengucu in the Turkish second tier. ⏱ 81’GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!DINO NDLOVU!A. Keçiörengücü 0-1 Kocaelispor#AKGvKS pic.twitter.com/QRLtWcZLCG— Kocaelispor (@Kocaelispor) October 17, 2021 Omolo who has been overlooked in recent Harambee Stars squads was withdrawn at the start of the second half as Kocaelispor in a tactical reshape.South African forward Dino Ndlovu extended his scoring streak for Kocaelispor as he converted a penalty in the 81st minute after scoring last time out against Istanbulspor.
