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Jetlagged Footballer Scores Stoppage-Time Winner
8 Oct
Summary
- Micah Obiero played in an international match days before scoring a late winner.
- His travel for the international match involved transit through four different countries.
- Obiero returned to his club team and scored less than 48 hours after international duty.
Micah Obiero recently completed an extraordinary week that saw him transition from international football to crucial club action. On Thursday, he participated in the first half of Kenya's 1-0 defeat against Guinea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match. The journey to Conakry was arduous, requiring transit through four different nations before reaching the west African country.
Following the match, Obiero flew back to London to rejoin his Carlisle United teammates for their fixture against Aldershot Town. Remarkably, less than 48 hours after his international engagement, he entered the game as a substitute. He went on to score a decisive goal in stoppage time, sealing a 3-1 win for Carlisle.
Obiero mentioned that he felt tired and fatigued the day after the international match, but his coach agreed to give him about 20 minutes on the field. He expressed his satisfaction with contributing a goal during his limited playing time. His brother, Zech Obiero, also plays for Tranmere Rovers, and their father, Henry, is a former Kenyan international.
