Olunga Joint-Top on Highest Goalscorers After Scoring for Al Duhail

• Michael Olunga has enjoyed an impressive start to the Qatar Stars League with Al Duhail
• Olunga was on target for the Qatari side on Sunday as they defeated Al Rayyan 3-0
• The goal was enough to fire him to the summit of the goalscorers charts
• The Harambee Stars skipper has now scored eight goals for Al Duhail on level with Al Sadd's Baghdad Bounedjah

Michael Olunga put his Harambee Stars disappointment behind him to continue his hot streak for Al Duhail on Sunday, October 17.

The Kenyan international was among Al Duhail's goalscorers as Luis Castro's men hammered Al Rayyan 3-0 at Al-Gharafah Stadium.

Olunga was drafted in the starting XI to lead the line and wasted no time to justify his inclusion as he scored his side's third goal of the match in the 55th minute.

Edmilson Junior had earlier broke the deadlock from the penalty spot inside three minutes, before Almoez Ali doubling the advantage five minutes before the break via a penalty.

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Olunga took the game beyond the hosts shortly after the break with a clinical finish, with his goal taking his tally to eight goals.

He is now the joint-highest goalscorer alongside Al Sadd's Baghdad Bounedjah.

Ghanaian Andre Ayew who is currently turning out for Al Sadd complete the top three podium with five goals to his name.

Meanwhile, Al Duhail's comfortable win took cemented their place in second place with 15 points, three behind leaders Al Sadd who have played an extra match.

Olunga disappointment

Olunga's impressive scoring streak for Al Duhail came only days after Harambee Stars' hopes of playing in the 2022 World Cup were brought to a halt by Mali.

The west African nation thrashed Stars 6-0 on aggregate during their Group E meeting, with the reverse tie played in Nairobi ending in a 1-0 loss for the hosts.

The defeat all but ended Kenya's World Cup dream as they are currently placed third in the group with a paltry two points.

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Olunga scores five goals in one match

Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported how Olunga fired Al Duhail to the summit of the Qatar Stars League after inspiring his side to a 5-0 win against Al-Sailiya.

The Kenyan star was the man of the moment as he struck all five times in the second half of the encounter to inspire his side to a huge win.

Olunga came on as a substitute at the break to score all the goals.