Recent Harambee Stars call up Amos Nondi who plies his trade with Georgian top tier side Dila Gori and another Kenyan international in forward Jonah Ayunga managed to get full playing minutes under their belts when their respective teams took to the pitch in league matches played on Saturday evening. Here is a wrap of how the Kenyan duo performed.NondiNamed in the starting eleven of the match day squad, the former Gor Mahia man was used for the full entirety of the game as Gori side dispatched reigning champions Dinamo Tbilisi 1-0 in a league match played at the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium. Deployed in one of the centre back positions, the player’s presence proved to be valuable as they kept out Tbilisi from finding any way past them in the whole game.In the match, it was a 47th minute strike from 24 year old midfielder Irakli Bidzinashvili that made all the difference as Gori resolutely hung onto their lead to record a fifth consecutive straight win and close the gap between them and second placed Tbilisi to only four points following the win.
AyungaJust like Nondi, Ayunga was named in the starting eleven and featured for the full game as he helped his side grab a crucial 1-0 win over Newport that was enough to advance the team to the second round draw of the FA Cup.In the match played at The Mazuma Stadium, Aaron Wildig’s second half strike that came in the 68th minute was all that sealed the win and confirmed the progression.FULL-TIME: #Shrimps 1-0 @NewportCounty. Aaron Wildig’s 68th minute strike secures our passage to the Second Round of the @EmiratesFACup! #UTS 🦐 | #MORvNEW pic.twitter.com/QzkoiLUAic— Morecambe FC (@ShrimpsOfficial) November 6, 2021