Harambee Stars captain Olunga wins Qatar league title

Football
By Washington Onyango | May 09, 2023
Olunga lifts the Qara Stars League title.[Michael Olunga]

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga won his first league title with Al Duhail since arriving in Qatar two years ago.

Olunga struck four times to hand Al-Duhail the 2022/23 Qatar Stars League title after a 5-2 thumping win over Al-Shamal.

Ali Almoez opened the scoring after seven minutes before Olunga took over to complete a first-half hat trick in the 21st, 31st and 35th minute.

Shamal pulled one back after the break via the penalty spot, but any faint hopes of a surprise comeback were dampened by Olunga's fourth goal.

The former Gor Mahia star also clinched this season's Golden Boot with a massive 22 goals. He was crowned last season's top scorer with 24 goals.

Al-Duhail topped the 12-team league with 51 points from 22 matches, two points above their closest title challenger Al-Arabi.[Additional reporting by Agencies]

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