Kenya Football Watch: Ovella Ochieng Misses Out on Title in Botswana As Magnus Breitenmoser Plays in Finland

• Harambee Stars player Ovella Ochieng misses out on the Botswana Premier League title after his Township Rollers side fail to challenge Gaborone United
• Magnus Breitenmoser, a player of Kenyan descent, features in Finland as his AC Oulu side get a hiding in the Finnish top-flight league
• Former Gor Mahia players Kenneth Muguna and Joash Onyango to face each other today in the Tanzania Premier League

Kenyan international Ovella Ochieng’s side Township Rollers have missed out on the Botswana Premier League. Township Rollers have 63 points while Champions-elect Gaborone United have 70 points.

Only two games remain until the end of the season which means that Gaborone United cannot be surpassed. This is their first title in 13 years.

Township Rollers needed Gabarone United to drop points against defending champions Jwaneng Galaxy to keep their title hopes alive. Jwaneng however succumbed to a 1-o defeat to seal the title for Gaborone.

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In Ethiopia, Eric Kapaito and Bernard Ochieng both featured to help their club Arba Menche to a 2-1 victory over Hawasa Kenema. This was Arba Menche’s first win in five attempts.

Arba Menche opened the scoring through Ashenafi Fida in the 11th minute. Hailu Wondmagegn equalized for Hawasa a few minutes after halftime. Belay Gezahegn confirmed the three points for Arba Menche with ten minutes of play left.

In Finland, Magnus Breitenmoser was handed a start in a game where his AC Oulu side was thrashed 3-0 by KuPS in the Finnish top-flight league.

Magnus was born to a Switzerland father and a Kenyan mother according to Wikipedia. He can therefore turn out for Kenya’s national team, Harambee Stars.

Simba faces Azam in a high-stakes Tanzania Premier League match

On Wednesday night, Kenneth Muguna will face Joash Onyango in the Tanzania Premier League. Muguna plies his trade for Azam FC while Onyango has been a regular name in Simba SC’s books.

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Simba will be hoping to keep their title hopes alive with a victory. At the moment, their rivals Yanga FC are running away with the title. Yanga have 60 points compared to Simba’s 49. Azam meanwhile, are further back in fifth place with 32 points.

Kenyan secures move to a Bundesliga side

Sports Brief earlier reported that Kenyan midfielder Linton Maina scored two goals for Hannover FC in the second division league of Germany.

Maina who recently confirmed that he will be joining top-flight side FC Koln ahead of next season signed off in style for his current side with a brace.

Maina was born to a Kenyan father and a German mother. He can play for Harambee Stars having not featured for the German side. The 22-year-old made his debut on March 28th.