Wins for Harambee Stars duo in England as Ayunga suffers cup exit
Harambee Stars pair Clarke Oduor’s and Zak Vyner’s teams are closing in on potential promotion from English League Two and the championship, respectively, after earning crucial wins in England on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Josh Windass’ 40th-minute strike proved all Wrexham AFC needed to edge Oxford United in a contested championship clash.
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With the win, Phil Parkinson resumed their position in the top six on the table with two games to go.
The Welsh team will be assured of contesting the final promotion berth to the English Premier League in a postseason playoff if they maintain their spot at sixth.
Grismsby shoots up
Meanwhile in England, Clarke Oduor’s Grimsby Town stepped up their quest for promotion to the league, although possibly through the play-off route in England.
Kieran Green opened the scoring for the Mariners; Cambridge leveled before halftime. Despite a second-half penalty save by Jackson Smith, it looked like a draw until Cemeron McJannet’s late strike.
The hosts beat third-placed Cambridge United 2-1 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, leapfrogging Chesterfield by a single point and now occupying the final playoff spot. The victory by the Mariners put them into in sight of promotion to League One.
David Artnell’s team sits seventh on the pile with 44 points. The resumption of the seventh place remains massive as the final promotion playoff spot. With only two games remaining, they now control their own destiny in the race for promotion.
The versatile Kenyan made an 87th-minute appearance before being substituted.
Zech Obiero’s Rover wins
Zech Obiero’s League Two outfit Tranmere Rovers also claimed a dominant win in a 3-1 victory to consolidate their survival quest on the road victory at the EV Charger Points Stadium.
Rovers approached the tie sitting just above the relegation drop zone and mounted a spirited second-half show to secure the victory.
Obiero, who was recently crowned as the scorer of the best goal in March, was among the starters in the clash
The strong away win came after a 2-1 setback at home to Bristol Rovers on Sunday, April 19, 2026, that had resurfaced their relegation worries.
In Scotland, Jonah Ayunga and St. Mirren suffered a bitter 6-2 extra-time defeat to giants Celtic in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup played on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Hampden Park.
Ayunga was hoping to replicate his heroics against the Hoops, having inspired a famous win in December 2025, when they lifted the Premier Sports Cup in a historic 3-1 win over the Glasgow club.
Proceedings, however, proved tough, with the Kenyan finishing only 74 minutes en route to the cup knockout blow.
