The 24-year-old Harambee Star scored from a powerful header to help the Belgian side reach the play-off round on Friday
Kenya international Joseph Okumu notched his first goal for KAA Gent as they secured a 1-0 win against Rigas FC 1-0 on Thursday night to progress to the Europa Conference League play-off round.
The towering Harambee Star powered a header home in the 73rd minute to give his team a 3-2 aggregate win and qualification for the play-off round as the first leg in Belgium finished 2-2.
Okumu has been a regular for the Belgian giants since joining them from Swedish side Elfsborg FC and his goal against the Latvian outfit has handed them a clash against the Polish side Rakow Czestochowa, with the winner proceeding to the group stage of the competition.