Harambee Stars Legend Musa Otieno Happy To Establish Soccer Expertise In Coast The place He Was Noticed 32 Years In the past

MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec 10 – Harambee Stars legend Musa Otieno is set to unearth expertise within the Coast area on the ongoing Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) since Mombasa holds a particular place in his coronary heart.

Being in Kenya’s second metropolis as the principle coach for the KAS Coast area, it reminded Otieno manner again in 1992 the place he was first noticed as a younger aspiring footballer.

Thirty-two years in a while, Otieno is completely satisfied to provide again to the group, saying the vacation camps have come in useful and shall be a conveyer belt for the nationwide soccer group.

“When I look back 1992 in Mombasa, this is where I was spotted and for me to come back and develop the future is a privilege because we normally say he who has the youth has the future and with KAS this is the right direction, in Kenya this is what we have been missing,” Otieno, who was a protracted serving Harambee Stars head coach stated.

While welcoming the transfer by KAS to ascertain the vacation camps, Otieno, who was one of many coaches in the course of the inaugural Talanta Hela initiative, challenged the Kenya Academy of Sports to make sure continuity in order to not lose the expertise.

“As coaches, our role is to see how we can give these players a good football professionalism at an early age. We just coach them the basics and techniques which they have been lacking. Luckily, these are kids who have been selected from the School Games held in the coast region,” Otieno advised Capital Sport.

He added, “The big challenge is from there what next? KAS should go further down to primary schools to source for talent. In secondary schools, there are players who will show promise at an early age and can be scouted to go play abroad and that is the path that needs the support.”

The boys are primarily based on the Mombasa Baptist Secondary School whereas ladies have pitched camp on the Shimo La Tewa Secondary School and Otieno is so impressed by the gamers ardour and zeal.

“Each player has his own talent, for us as coaches is just to open the doors for them. The challenge has always been the breakdown between school coaches and us, but now we bring in professionalism to complete the process.”

“KAS now have a data base of all the players, the ones who will do better will be taken to Nairobi for a national elite camp where the best will be selected by international scouts. Kenya is in the right trajectory because if you look at the Talanta Hela programe, it churned out good players, that tells you that it’s something that is good.”