STARS ABROAD: Ouma benched in Charlton draw as Tegisi features in Tanzania

Harambee Stars midfielder Timothy Ouma was left on the bench as his English Championship side Charlton Athletic settled for a barren draw with Queens Park Rangers at The Valley on Wednesday, 9 September.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOuma, who last weekend made his full Championship debut for The Addicks against Stoke City, was one of two changes manager Nathan Jones made on the team on Wednesday, with Conor Coventry named as his replacement in midfield.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945933##The Kenyan would end up not playing a minute of the contest, this despite Jones going to his bench four times during the second half.The decision by the manager is likely to have stemmed from the aforementioned Stoke City game on Saturday, 5 September, when Ouma endured a tough start for Charlton.Former KCB forward explains why he ditched Kenyan league for South Africa's PSLThen, the 22-year-old was at the centre of attention for Stoke’s opening goal, this after being penalised for bringing down Stoke defender Ben Wilmot inside the box.The Kenyan midfielder was caught grappling with Wilmot during a corner, prompting referee Bobby Madley to point to the spot.Justin Devenny stepped up and calmly converted the resulting penalty to give the hosts an early lead.Timothy Ouma lambasted by former Premier League referee after conceding cheap penaltyThat goal was one of four The Potters scored in the first half, as they raced to a 4-0 win.For Ouma, his catastrophic first half saw him hooked at halftime, with Coventry coming on to replace him.Thanks to a solid outing at home on Wednesday, Charlton rose to fifth on the league standings with 11 points, just two off leaders West Bromwich Albion.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945405##Meanwhile in Tanzania, Kenyan striker Mathew Tegisi was in action as his Singida Black Stars side lost 2-1 to Mashujaa in a Premier League game played at the Lake Tanganyika Stadium in Kigoma.Tegisi, who over the weekend scored a hattrick in Black Stars’ CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round victory over Al Ghazala of South Sudan, was named as a starter as the visitors gave up a 51st minute lead, to concede a late winner in the third minute of added time.The defeat saw Singida remain fourth on the log after six matches, with 10 points.Tanzanian striker makes history after lucrative move to American club

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