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Harambee Stars players to get handsome bonuses after AFCON heroics

Michael Olunga celebrates scoring a goal against Tanzania [Courtesy]

After coming back from behind twice to beat Tanzania 3-2 in a heated Africa Cup of Nations Group C clash, Harambee Stars players can now sit pretty, knowing they will each pocket quarter a million shillings.

A brace from Kashiwa Reysol striker Michael Olunga and Cercle Brugge defensive midfielder Johanna Omollo kept Kenya’s hopes of progressing to the last 16 alive, compounding Tanzania to yet another winless year in the AFCON, a record they have been holding for 39 years.

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