Kenyan international Jesse Were offered the perfect bitter response to his former club Zesco United, who opted not to renew his contract after his five-year stay with the club as he scored two match winning goals for his new side Kansanshi Dynamos to deny his former employers a chance of closing the gap to log leaders Red Arrows.In the Zambian league match played on Saturday afternoon at the Solwezi Independence Stadium, the Kenyan international, who left Zesco as the all-time record goal scorer and the first man to score 100 goals for the club, bagged the two important goals that sealed the 2-0 win that ended Zesco’s hitherto four match unbeaten streak.End of an era as Jesse Were leaves ZescoNamed in the starting eleven, Were proved his worth when he struck in the 42nd minute to give his side the advantage as the two teams went into the half time interval.The 2016 Kenya Premier League Golden Boot winner would again prove to be a thorn in Zesco’s flesh as he bagged his brace seven minutes to full time with a goal that drove the final nail in his ex’s coffin.Pay players in good time and Kenyan football will rise again – MugunaWhile it was delight for Were and his Dynamos side, two other Kenyan internationals in goalkeeper Ian Otieno and Vincent Oburu were left reeling from the brilliance of their international compatriot who wreaked havoc in denying the custodian a clean sheet and denying Oburu a perfect start to life in Zambia as he made his debut when he came on in the game in the 67th minute.Following the result, Dynamos moved six points clear of the relegation zone as Zesco remained five points behind log leaders Arrows who are on 38 points.
