Play On The Edge

I never thought of being a goalkeeper, it just soo happened to be that I became one . i was a winger when i started playing football. Occasionally at the end of the training sessions, when we had a free game with no ‘keeper, where the deepest player acted as a goalkeeper, sometimes i went into goal because i wanted to see the difference between a player that was on the pitch & a player that was a goal keeper.

The passion was there since year 1😍

It all started when one day our goalkeeper wasn’t present in school  and we had a football match. We had no ‘keeper and somebody had to take up that position , but nobody really wanted to. So i volunteered to take the place . I said i would do it for only one match and we ended up having  a good game, making some cool saves. And that is how i was one.:)

My favourite football boots #adizero

I realised this when I was 14 years old and i got my first call to the under- 17 local team, for a local tournament.

My first team to play for Leeds United photo taken 14th April 2006

I performed well in the tournament and it made me realised that if i continued doing well and working hard if i stayed in the team i had a big chance to rise in the league and improve my skills even more further. It was also at this moment i realised that if i worked hard enough then this is going to be my biggest chance to start and have a successful career ahead.

Training with my team at Mombasa Sports Club

I worked hard and i got a chance to be called by different teams in my local area to play for them such teams were; Ziwani Youth, Moons United, YMCA, Sparki Young Stars etc.

One of my local team i played for

I wasn’t just into football because of the football kit & but however I loved & have always had a passion for it.

My football (goalkeeper) kit

I also wanted to get a place in the first team of the school team so i went to the school field on the first day after being admitted. I Fully changed and i performed well getting myself a number to play for the school team for the next match i felt sorry for the keeper who was there before me😜 because my hard work got me where i was.

Kenyatta High School Football Team 2011. The only form one in the first team it was me.

Through this I got myself a name in the school everyone got to know me and i was already famous. I performed well in the school games, helping my team to get far through the next stage.

Being awarded by school principal as best player of the year.

Luckly enough through my school team i was able to be chosen as The best keeper in the Copa Coca Cola U17 tournament and i had to represent my area and province too (coast province) to the nationals in the capital city of kenya, nairobi.

With my team mates In Nairobi City Stadium During Copa Coca Cola Finals. 2011

There i got to meet different players and learnt new skills and tricks on how to become even more better.

Young Kenyan player (me)😌 with Roger Milla African Football Icon In Nairobi During Coca Cola Finals. 2011

Even Though we did not qualify for the finals, when i got back home and went back to school I gained much more experience that I previously had :).

Training session In Mombasa.

Through this i didn’t give up but this made me much more determined to do much more better and put in more effort . When i got back home during the holiday i joined bodo glimt fc

Bodo Glimt Fc Team Photo

A football team near home where it was easier for me to go and train. Through my hard work and effort i also got a chance to be their first team goalkeeper where i was able to play in the competitive local tournaments such as Taifa ngano ( a major tournament in mombasa)

Greating Our Bitter Rivals Mombasa Maize Millers In the Final Of Taifa Ngano.

1st eleven of Bodo Glimt

Where i had my best perfomance ever in this league to an extent after being chosen to vie for the best sportsman in my county however I wasn’t successful in this as I didnt win it.:?

Getting Emotional after losing the final match. 🙊🙈

A crucial save by me during the final match of Taifa Ngano Super Cup. 2014

Amazing Bodo Glimts Fun who were always there for us in time of happiness and sorrow.

Selfie before going to the field.

Bodo Glimt featured in a local newspaper

Poster showing how to vote for me in the sportsman of the year awards

Currently am playing for my university. I also engage myself with small tournaments in the city just to keep my game up.

Coast Crew FC Which i currently play for which consits of players in our college who we came from same county.

One of the training sessions with the college team.

Being awarded best goalkeeper in a small tournament in Nairobi

Saving a penalty during penalty kicks where it help me to he the best keeper of the tournament

Listening to the team coach at first half break

Conclusion
Football is my passion and it gave a lot of lesson and benefits like being fit, abstaining from drugs, socializing, being focused in what I do.

During a football match

Being a goalkeeper was just unexpected incident but I enjoyed every bit of the journey and it mold me into who I am today.

At Kasarani Sports Center One Of the Biggest Stadium In Kenya.