Engineer, as Olunga is popularly known to Kenyan fans, will be presented with a good opportunity to close in on the money and widen the eight-goal gap between him and closest rival Brazilian Everaldo, when 10th-placed Kashiwa visits bottom-ranked Vegalta Sendai in a rearranged fixture Tuesday.
This match was originally scheduled for November 3, but postponed after Kashiwa recorded 16 cases of coronavirus infections in its camp.
Kashiwa Reysol star forward Michael Olunga is set to pocket Sh529,000 if he clinches the 2020 Japanese League top scorer's accolade.
Japan Professional Football League disclosed recently that the J1 League top scorer will be rewarded with Sh529,000 (500,000 yen). Best player will take home Sh1 million and will be drawn from the finest 11 players as voted by the selection committee.
