The Harambee Stars captain continued his fine form as he builds steam ahead of the new campaign.
Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga extended his fine pre-season form when he netted a brace as his side Al Duhail romped to a 6-0 win over Austria Heiming on Wednesday night.
Olunga netted one of his two goals in the first half as Al Duhail took a 1-0 lead at the break before adding the second shortly after the interval.
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Other second-half strikes from Sultan Al-Buraik, Rashid Al-Abdullah, Abdul Rahman Fahmu and Abdul Aziz Mohammad handed Hernan Crespo's men the huge win.
Al Duhail are on pre-season camp in Austria as Crespo gets his charges up to speed ahead of the new season where they hope to defend their title.
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"Great outing," Olunga beamed after the match as he celebrated his two goals.
The brace came one week after Olunga opened the scoring for Al Duhail in their 3-2 win over Lusail City FC in their first pre-season match last Thursday before leaving for Austria.
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While it's still early to judge, Olunga seems to be hitting top form just in time for the start of the new campaign.
Olunga had an impressive 2022-23 season, winning back-to-back Golden Boot awards, after bagging 22 goals while claiming his first Qatar Stars League title.
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The striker was also the top scorer in the Ooredoo Cup with 10 goals, when Al-Duhail lifted the trophy, as well as the Qatar Cup, ending the season with 40 goals from 38 games in all competitions.