Julius Owino “Awilo” to be retained
According to the story below from michezoafrika.com, Long serving skipper Julius Owino “Awilo” will be retained in some capacity at the team. The move follows an outcry from fans who insisted that the player who had served the club faithfully for many years should be given a soft landing. He stuck with the club even when it was in the doldrums.
It is a commendable move by the club especially when you consider that this club is not exactly swimming in financial resources. Back in the late 1980s, then club chairman Zack Mbori sponsored former captain Peter Otieno “Bassanga” for a coaching course in the United Kingdom. This is because the forward thinking Mbori correctly deduced that Bassanga had an aptitude and an interest in coaching. Mbori was correct because Bassanga later coached SoNy Sugar to their one and only league title and was once considered a candidate for the national team coach.
If “Awilo” has shown signs of potentially being a good coach. If he is creative and astute thinker of the game. If he takes a keen interest in tactics. Then Kogalo should strongly consider sponsoring him for a course preferably in Holland or elsewhere in Europe. If not then there must be a different position for him at the club. He has shown commitment for many years and it is the kind of commitment that ought to be rewarded whenever possible.
According to michezoafrika.com, the club Seceratary George Bwana said: “We have listened to the fans cry and have offered to retain Owino at the club. We will sponsor him to a coaching course should he be interested. We can also make him our scout or have him in the technical bench to share his vast experience. Those are just options but the bottom line is Owino is still part and parcel of Gor Mahia,”
The outpouring of support for Awilo is a far contrast to the treatment meteed out to him late last year when he was accosted by a group of fans. This was at a time when the club’s form was suffering a dip.
Awilo joined Kogalo in 2003 from Utalii. In 2007 He went to India to play for King Fisher. He returned in 2009. he was a first team regular for both club and national team until 2010 when he suffered an injury within two minutes of the start of a Harambee stars match. The sure footed left back had also been the primary penalty taker for both club and national team.
Fantastic!!! Use him to kickstart the Academy and as a scout. I met him yesterday at City Stadium and he looked extremely disappointed. We had to give him something.
Thats great news he has been a great and loyal player and such a figure can play a big role in the Gormahia club…he should take the coaching training course.
Atleast i can smile thanks ADMIN for hearing the cry of fans.AWILO is a legend.I may suggest,as fans we should be rewarding our players maybe ön mönthly basics if branches can agree.that is as fans önly not ADMIN pliz we share that idea.(MOTIVATION)
good gesture,but surely did we have to make so much ‘noise’,to make them (office) give him something?This is what the office would have done in the first place.The office should lead from the front,and not like the mother duck,who follows the ducklings from behind!
This is good..But I dont and cant believe the EC and the Technical team didnt pick the Nija Guy for continental…Felixinho from Nija….Just saw the final list from Michezo Africa.com….I thought we were looking for Masika replacement in the central Defence
Good move.
Am now happy
Good news
Happy…..!!!? let the players think of life after football since GM cannot absorb everybody otherwise this the best news so far
Players should have an investment, incase stuff like this happens, This is good for awilo but does not happen all the time, i hope young players that are stars now are learning from this.Save or invest your money, you will not all ways be on top of your form.
good
Thank you all for fighting for this long dedicated team member and let it be real.
Very gud news!