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‘Farewell to 2020 MVP’ – J1 League pays tribute to Olunga after Al Duhail SC switch

Japanese top-flight J1 League have showered praise on Kenya striker Michael Olunga after he left Kashiwa Reysol for Al Duhail SC in Qatar.

The 26-year-old striker was officially unveiled on Saturday night, three days after he had made his debut for the team in a 3-1 Qatar Stars League defeat against Al Sadd.

Olunga played for 67 minutes with Algeria star Baghdad Bounedjah scoring a hat-trick in the fixture as the Xavi-led team claimed maximum points.

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Olunga played for two seasons in Japan with Reysol and managed to finish as the top scorer in the 2020 J1 League season with 28 goals, winning the Golden Boot and the 2020 MVP, becoming the first African player to win the J-League MVP award.