The feat saw the Stanley Okumbi-coached Stars make back-to-back victories over the country, formerly known as Zaire.
It took Olunga only six minutes to fire Stars in front but as it was the case when he did the same against Ugandan Cranes three days earlier at the same Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos. However, that lead was not built upon and in the 60th minute, former teenage prodigy Gael Kakuta put DR Congo back into the game with a swerving free kick that left Boniface Oluoch grasping at thin air.
Olunga though was to step up on the plate 10 minutes later, sweeping home the ball after good work from Samuel Onyango and substitute Paul Were. The win preserved Stars’ unbeaten run to 10 matches, the longest the country has enjoyed in its international football history.
Regulars—skipper Victor Wamyama, defender David Owino and goalkeeper Oluoch—were recalled as Stars’ sought to keep their fine nine-game unbeaten run, going against a side ranked fifty places above them in the world football pecking order. David Ochieng was pushed into midfield, a position where he made his name while at Tusker.
-The Star