Kenyans Abroad: Joseph Okumu Makes His Debut in France As Marcelo Dazzles in Sweden

• Joseph Okumu officially made his debut for Stade Reims as the French Ligue 1 kicked off
• Okumu, who is among the club's new signings, penned a long-term contract after a stint in Belgium
• Sports Brief brings you a round-up of some of the Kenyan internationals abroad

Joseph Okumu made his competitive debut for his new club, Stade Reims, in France on August 12. Okumu lasted the entire 90 minutes as they went 2-1 down to Marseille in the opening weekend of Ligue 1.

The Harambee Stars defender moved to France a couple of weeks ago from Belgian side KAA Gent, penning a five-year deal with Will Still's side.

Reims took the lead through Junya Ito after just 10 minutes before Azzedine Ounahi restored parity 13 minutes later. Vitinha then bagged the winner after 73 minutes. Reims face Clermont next.

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English League Two

In England, Clarke Oduor struck once and assisted another goal to help his Bradford City side beat Colchester as League Two entered its second weekend.

The Harambee Stars defender, who has been capped once, scored just before halftime before setting up Alexander Pattison for his side's second.

Allsvenskan league

In Sweden, Eric 'Marcelo' Ouma scored once and set up another as his AIK side battled out to a two-all draw against Brommapojkarna in the country's top-flight league on August 12. Alexander Johansson put Brommapojkarna ahead in the 17th minute before Marcelo equalised at the stroke of halftime.

Marcelo then later teed up Omar Faraj to cancel out Faraj's own goal as both sides settled for a point. AIK are still flirting with relegation. They are currently in 13th place, two points above the relegation places. They face Dalkdurd next in the Svenska Cup.

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In Belgium, Johanna Omolo made his debut for KV Oostende as they lost 1-0 to Lommel in the country's Challenger Pro League. The midfielder lasted for 65 minutes before he was withdrawn for Thiery Winstone. Oostende will be seeking to be promoted back to the country's top-flight league this season.

Whilst Former AFC Leopards midfielder Collins Shichenje is on the brink of winning the Finnish top flight. Shichenje lasted the entire 90 minutes as his KuPS side beat Ilves 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. KuPS lead the standings with 38 points, one ahead of HJK with three games left to play.

Why Olunga can't join Everton directly

Not many local players have had the chance to play abroad in the lucrative leagues, but Olunga ticked this off his bucket list with stints in Sweden, Spain, Japan, and Qatar.

Olunga might not have hit the same levels of playing in Europe's top five leagues as Victor Wanyama, McDonald Mariga, or Dennis Oliech - but coming from Kenya and rising to the top of the Qatari and Japanese leagues is a win in itself.

He was recently linked with a move to Everton, who survived relegation by a whisker last season, but as Sports Brief previously explained, the Harambee Stars captain cannot seal a direct move to the Toffees or any other Premier League side.