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Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga in action against Rashid Toha of South Sudan during their international friendly match at Kasarani Stadium on September 12, 2023. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

It is not easy to be Michael Olunga in Kenyan football at the moment. To be like him, you must have a strong character.

Whether the Al Duhail man scores for the national team Harambee Stars or not, he is always subjected to criticism. The situation is even worse when he fails to score and the national team loses.

He might have broken records abroad, left an indelible imprint at almost all the clubs he has turned out for and established himself as one of the best goal poachers of his generation, but it seems he is not well appreciated back at home.

Whenever the former Gor Mahia and Djurgårdens IF puts on the captain’s armband he took over from Victor Wanyama way back in 2021 the expectations are always extremely high and the pressure immense.

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