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Will Michael ‘Engineer’ Olunga fit into Mario Mandzukic's shoes?

Harambee Stars players during an evening training session at 30 June Stadium in Cairo Egypt on June 29, 2019. Kenya is preparing for their 3rd Group C match of 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations 2019 against Senegal. [Photo, Stafford Ondego]

Nobody ever thought that a Kenyan footballer would one day be called upon to fill the void left by a player of former Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic’s caliber.

But barely a week after the 34-year-old Croatian announced his departure from the Qatar giants Al Duhail SC, the club wasted no time in finding his perfect replacement; Kenya’s Michael ‘Engineer’ Olunga.

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