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Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga kept his club Al Duhail’s hopes of silverware well on course when his two goals steered them to a big win in the Emir Cup.
Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga put in a man of the match display as he steered his club Al Duhail to the Emir Cup quarter-final on Monday.
Olunga scored twice as Al Duhail beat Al Sailiya 4-2 in the Round of 16 match to make it to the last eight of the competition, keeping alive their hopes of winning a trophy this season, after losing the league title by two points to Al Sadd last month.
Al Duhail completed the job in the first half when French midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud opened the scoring with a 27th minute penalty before Karim Boudiaf made it 2-0 three minutes later.
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They then left the stage for Olunga, the Kenyan striker scoring the third goal after 37 minutes, before adding the fourth and his second of the game, five minutes later.
The brace earned Olunga the Man of the Match award and the Kenyan skipper could not hide his joy.
“Round of 16 imekuwa fiti. Bao ni mbili. Alafu za cabbage pia kwa best player. Mungu mwema (Round of 16 has been great and then the Man of the Match award. God is great),” Olunga posted on social media after the match.
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The two goals took Olunga’s tally to 15 this season and he will hope to play a vital role for Al Duhail as they seek to end the season with some piece of silverware.
Next up for Olunga and his team-mates is another cup game against league winners Al Sadd on Saturday May 10.
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