Author: Felix Odhiambo

Gor Mahia’s mercurial midfielder Austin Odhiambo has reportedly picked up an injury while in Harambee Stars training camp. Austin was one of the five Gor Mahia players called up by national team coach Engin Firat for the upcoming double-header matches against Cameroon scheduled for October 11 in Douala, Cameroon and October 14 in Kampala, Uganda. The players reported to camp on Friday October 5 and have been training before they depart the country for Cameroon later this week. Speaking to reporters at the camp, Austin said, “Yes, I picked the injury during the training session, and it doesn’t look good for…

Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has named a provisional squad of 28 players to prepare for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches this October, which involve playing African football giants Cameroon home and away. The matches will played on October 11 in Douala, Cameroon and October 14 in Kampala, Uganda. The players are expected to report to camp on Friday, October 4 to start preparations. Five players from Gor Mahia have made the provisional squad that includes a mixture of both local and foreign-based players. This makes Gor Mahia the club that has contributed the highest numbers to…

Gor Mahia’s high-flying midfielder Austin Odhiambo is hopeful of making the Harambee Stars squad again in future after ironing out his differences with the national team coach Engin Firat. The coach had snubbed the on-form player when he named his squad last month for the Four Nations Tournament held in Malawi. The omission of Austin raised quite a storm among football fans and other stakeholders in the country because he has been in excellent form this season for his club Gor Mahia in the FKF Premier League. Fans demanded an explanation as to why, arguably, the best player in the…