Japan’s Kashiwa Reysol and Harambee Stars sensation Michael Olunga will not be up for selection for the coming African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana slated for March 23.
The highly influential striker picked up a hamstring injury during Kashiwa Reysol’s 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata, ruling him out of action for the rest of the month as he recuperates.
Despite the injury Olunga he was
Michael Olunga scored a brace to help his Japanese team Kashiwa Reysol beat FC Tokyo 2-1 in a cup fixture today.#Olunga #ArtstandingKE pic.twitter.com/qqBIgHbvfY
— Artstanding Digital (@ArtstandingKE) March 6, 2019
As a replacement, Zesco United striker Jesse Were has been called up by coach Sebastien Migne as a replacement for the young talent.
Kenya will hit camp on March 17th in Nairobi.
Michael Olunga flying Kenyan flag high the Japanese J1 League 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/Ai7AuiG0Hz— Atanas (@_Atanasi) March 10, 2019