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“Success, Dunga.” Dunga is among the Kenyan stars who moved to Europe and has additionally played for three Albanian sides in his career. The former Sony Sugar and Tusker forward joined Vllaznia Shkoder from KF Tirana in 2020. He had joined KF Tirana in 2019 from another Albanian club Luftetari, where, from 2018 to mid-2019, he played in 24 matches and scored seven goals. The 27-year-old forward played for Greek side Acharnaikos between 2016 and 2017, featured in seven matches, and scor...

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THE STANDARD By Standard Team | December 31st 2020 at 02:00:00 GMT +0300 Kenyas forward Michael Olunga celebrates scoring his teams third goal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Kenya and Tanzania at the Stadium in Cairo on June 27, 2019. [AFP] The past 12 months have been grim, as the ravages of the novel coronavirus overran health facilities, wrecked lives and bankrupted institutions around the globe, leaving thousands dead and millions jobless. But in the fa...

Olunga, 26, has played in Sweden, Spain and China but it is in Japan where he has established himself as one of the lethal strikers in the two seasons he has been in the Far East country. “I attribute the success to hard work and staying focused even when you think everything is lost,” Olunga told Fifa.com in an earlier interview. “It’s about believing you are capable of achieving great things and doing wonders on the pitch.” Should he stay in Japan, Olunga’s main aim would be to f...

“We are very proud of Michael [Olunga] and I know he can still do more,” Mwendwa told Goal on Wednesday. “We congratulate him for the award and also urge him to work even harder.” With Olunga conquering Japan, many Kenyan fans now feel the striker should try and play elsewhere especially in the Premier League. Asked to comment on the issue, Mwendwa said: “I cannot comment where he wants to go, all I know is he is a top-class player and will do more wonders in seasons to come.” On w...

"Glad to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) 2020 in the Meiji Yasuda J-league," Olunga posted on his "First, I want to thank God for this opportunity and blessings throughout this season.   "Also, the collective effort from myself, my teammates, the entire Kashiwa Reysol fraternity and fans helped make this dream realizable for me, and for this, I am grateful.  "I hope this is the beginning of more achievements in my career. Thank you all once again and happy holidays." Olunga, who pla...

Dec 22, 2020 - 08:00 pm By Staff Reporter With 2020 rapidly approaching its end, here is a look at the worlds 10 leading club goalscorers throughout the calendar year. All but a handful of top-flight divisions across the world have entered a mid-season or off-season break for the Christmas holidays, leaving time to reflect on what has been a year like no other. Scroll through the gallery above to see the 10 highest-scoring players in 2020 One thing that has not changed is Crist...

Dec 22, 2020 An unprecedented season ended in a historic night for Kashiwa Reysol striker Michael Olunga, whose J. League-leading 28 goals saw him named Most Valuable Player during Tuesday’s J. League Awards. The Kenya international became the league’s first African MVP and the eighth player to claim that award as well as the Golden Boot in the same season. Olunga’s tally, which accounted for nearly half of Reysol’s 60 goals this season, was the highest in the league since the ...

In the current season, the Harambee Star has scored 26 goals and is the clear favourite to win the Golden Boot in his maiden season in the J1 League. His contract was expected to end in January 2021 and should the club confirm the extension rumours, it would temporarily end speculation that Olunga was headed out as a number of clubs are keen to acquire his services. Earlier, former Sofapaka and Gor Mahia striker Ronald Okoth advised Olunga not to be in a hurry to leave Kashiwa Reysol although...

J. League wraps up season of obstacles and new records Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Reysol striker Michael Olunga scores his league-best 28th goal of the season against Frontale on Saturday in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. | KYODO Kyodo Dec 20, 2020 The J. League first division brought down the curtain Saturday on a 2020 season marked by unprecedented cha...