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Harambee Stars Michael Olunga acknowledge response from fans after beating Congo 2-1 in a match at Kasarani Stadium on Sunday, June 5, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO]
The Chinese juggernaut to secure its place in world football has stretched its tentacles to capture one of the world’s rising stars, striker Michael Olunga.
In one of astonishing Kenyan stories of the rise and rise of 22-year-old Olunga, Chinese Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng has paid a mind boggling Sh470 million, at least in local terms, to capture the talented youngster from Swedish side Djurgadens IF. His personal terms were not immediately clear, but with his rising stock, Olunga could get some good money.
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