After sealing the transfer from Hannover 96 in May, Kenyan midfielder Linton Maina has hit the ground running at Cologne scoring in the 5-0 drabbing of Nijmegen in a pre-season friendly.Maina has settled into life at Cologne like a hand to a glove, with the goal becoming his third since joining the club as he netted a brace in the 12-1 walloping of Luxembourg side Mundorf.Coach heaps praise on Kenyan defender after impressing against EvertonCologne dominated the opening exchanges and finally made their early advantage count in the 22nd minute when Ondrej Duda expertly dispatched his penalty to hand them the lead.Maina ensured Cologne went into the break with a 2-0 advantage as he netted five minutes before the halftime whistle, tapping home a cross.Cologne picked up from where they left from in the second half as they took a minute to add onto the score line with Sargis Adamyan registering his name on the scoresheet.##NAJAVA_MECA_6520604##Tim Lemperle scored a brace in four minutes with the first coming in the 75th minute as Cologne completed their rout against the Dutch side.Wilson WaweruThe Kenyan midfielder started for Galway United as they claimed a 3-1 win over Athlone in the Irish Division One to move to a point within log leaders Cork City.It took Galway 18 minutes to break the deadlock through Rob Manley as they went into the halftime break with the 1-0 advantage.UEFA Conference League: Marcelo features for AIK as Anyembe is unused by ViborgWaweru was withdrawn at the half-hour mark with Manu Dimas introduced in his place as Andrew Spain went on to score a late equalizer in the 87th minute.Late goals from Francely Lomboto and Manu Dimas ensured Galway picked up the victory that leaves them just a point off the automatic promotion places.
