I came back to Gor Mahia for business – Ngwa
COURTESY OF michezoafrika.com
CAREER START Born on the night of May 22nd in 1990 in a small Cameroonian town Buea, Ngwa always had the admiration and passion for soccer and at just the age of seven, he was already enrolled in an academy; The Mt. Cameroon Academy where he played for four years.
He later on moved to the Brassaries of Cameroon Academy where he spent another 3 years, horning his soccer skills, this is the same place that the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Alex Song, Patrick Mboma, Geremi Njitap among other Cameroon greats started out their soccer careers.
After spending three years there, he moved back to Mt. Cameroon, this time playing for their senior team that was participating in the Division II League, at just the tender age of 15.
After a two year spell in second division, he moved to the Premier league, at the age of seventeen where he signed with Bomboutous of Mbuda.The now ousted Gor Mahia Coach Anaba Awono was the coach of the Club and that was the first meeting between Ngwa and Awono.The team finished 6th in the league with Ngwa emerging as the Top scorer with 12 goals, in only his first season in the premier league.
In the 2008/2009 season, he moved to another Premiership Club, Caiman of Douala which finished fifth in the league and Ngwa managing to score five goals for them. It was after this season that Ngwa moved to The Kenyan Premier League.
“Playing for the two premier League teams was a high for me as a player and it taught me great things. The two teams were like Gor Mahia, the pressure was extremely high”, Ngwa says in an exclusive interview with Michezoafrika.com.
“I moved to Kenya in February 2009 where I signed with Gor. I could not immediately play as the transfer window was already closed. I waited until June. I remember I scored my first goal for Gor against Western Stima and that goal proved to be important as we went on to win the match 1-0. I think that I had a really good time in 2009 because with my five goals, I helped the team move from bottom of the table to a 6th placed finish at the end of the season”, Ngwa continues.
He recalls 2010 as one of the best years ever in his young career.
“In the first leg, I was dogged with many injuries and I had very little play time. But when I came back fully fit in the second leg, we won all our matches and pushed up to a second place finish in the league. I scored five goals in the second leg and I was really happy with my achievement”, he says.
TUNISIA
In 2011, he moved to Tunisia, a move he says was very hard for him. He also says that life in Tunisia was not that easy.
“I moved out of Tunisia because my agent and my club failed to agree on monetary issues. Life in Tunisia was very difficult. They signed me with an injury and took care of it until it was healed. However, it was a difficult year because I kept going on and off injury”
“My agent wanted me to go to a club in Egypt but I decided that I had enough and could not sign for any other arabian Club. Gor was always and will always remain close to my heart so I decided to come back here”
“This is a club that I love with all of my heart and I would do anything just to see it prosper. The Chairman was always in contact with me when I was in Tunisia and he always said that I would be welcome if I needed to get back here”, he adds.
He says that this season, he aims to put his best for the club and says that he is gunning for the golden boot.
“I am back here for business and unfinished business for that matter. I want to see Gor Mahia winning the KPL trophy and for myself, I want to win as many player of the months awards and as many man of the match awards. Above that I want to win the golden boot. I Know that the tables will turn for us soon and we are going to get back on top”, he adds.
Ngwa says that he expects to make a move to Europe after some time with Gor, saying that he has links in Romania and England.
“First of all, I want to work so hard so that I can get caps to the national team even if it is the Under 23 team. I know that I can make it big because I want to play in Europe. I have been called to the national Under 23 side twice and played against Congo in 2009. I want to work hard and improve those caps”, he adds.
Ngwa scored two goals on Sunday when Gor Mahia thumped Embakasi combined 9-0 in a friendly match.
Best of wishes. We are also glad to have you back. Just give us those goals and the sky will be the limit
Give your best buddy, we are here to support you.
DOES OUR CLUB HAVE A POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO SUGNING PLAYERS?
Lets face it what we have witnessed in the last 2 seasons is not what you would expect from a club which wants to scale the heights of world football.how can we be signing players who have been dropped from smaller clubs than our like hadji,midenyo,abondo and then we drop them later on after confirming that they are below par while we waste another season with poor results? it would make sense for us to sign players like anthony otieno,agwanda of sony,or even thikas aswani as these are young players who are still learning and hence the coach can mould them into what he wants.we cannot have a scenario where players walk in and out of the club like a revolving door after failing to make the grade in their so called greener pastures.i have stated here countless times that we need to groom our own crop of players and only add a few young promising talents from out but no,the impatient and myopic masses want instant results.
Note the following
1)we have been buying from the keeper to forwards and that why our perfomance has always been inconsistent.
2)its now a quarter of a century since gor won anything continentally while the team we beat then -esperance is a consistent performer and are currently african champions.
3)our team is rated poorly even locally that these days we get only 2 or no players from the club playing for the national team but we remain blind to these damning indictment of our low standard.
WAY FORWARD
-WHY IS IT HARD FOR US TO FORM AN UNDER-17 TEAM THAT CAN ALWAYS CURTAIN RAISE OUR HOME LEAGUE MATCHES AS THE BUDDING TALENTS GET USED TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND DEMANDS OF THE CLUB? THESE MOST PROMISING CAN THEN BE GRADUALLY ELEVATED TO THE SENIOR TEAM AS ESTABLISHED TEAMS DO.
SWALI LANGU NI HILI.
why is it that we do not build institutions and foundations instead of worshipping mortals who as we all know will have their day and leave?
@Wuonpap. Let’s not cheat ourselves. The issues you are talking about are a manifestation of how we treat soccer in this part of the world. It’s actually a past time. Otherwise we would now be having GM as one of the companies in the Stock Exchange and we as the shareholders. What happened to a repeat of the U19 tourney we had last year? The only way we can do all we want is if the club has a policy and targets to achieve. This will mean that the new Chair literally comes to continue or finish what the previous one left. As of now the focus is just to finish the league in the 1st position. Nothing else. Even us fans we just watch the game go home and wait for the next one. What happens in between the games we don’t care.
Let’s start with the simple things like getting the players insurance cover. The injuries are just too many!!
We are all in it. Us the fans, the EC and all other stakeholders.
@Wuon Pap those are facts and it pains some of us when you point out the truth especially what even a layman can detect that some of our players lack very basic skill expected at that level of playing in the KPL. My biggest worry are the injuries to our dependable players because I do not see any depth within our bench power.
But at the moment we have no choice but to urge our boys to up their game and concentrate on the KPL title chase just like @ Dan has politely requested all fans to rally behind our team.
JBO and the new coach Zdravko can correct some of this mess during mid season transfer and may be GOD willing if they can guide the team till end of 2012 season and they are considered to re-new their contract, then that will be the right moment for proper house-cleaning exercise. To precise it is the current EC that recruited haphazardly without expertise guidance from the bench thus ending up ultimately with mediocre performers.
I welcome Ngwa’s enthusiasm but need to advise him to do the scoring and helping the team up the ladder and then start talking. Talking this early you only raise awareness about your potential to the opposition to man you evenly. Once you bang in enough and we scale to some respectable number in the top 5, then you can start mind games. For now keep your cool and do what you were contracted to. Score and score more goals. This is the time of talking teamwork and unity.
I TOO BELIEVE IN YOU
When I first joined K’ogalo in the beginning of the 2010 KPL season, I wanted a number for my jersey. I had two options; no 14 won by Kevin Omondi and No 9 being won by Baldin Ngwa. I finally settled for No 9 for a reason.
First, ever since i started following this player on the field, he has demonstrated a high sense of individual displine. I have been taught and came to believe that displine is a value one has to cultivate and pursue for success. Ngwa, despite young age is a very mature and displine player on the field. I have not seen him red carded or booked anyhowly for mistakes that can be avoided.
I have watched him extend a hand of sportsmanship to his opponents. I have seen him foulmouthing a referee or agitating angrily to any decision of the referee. These positive attributes endeared me to proudly insccribe my jungle green addidas jersey with ‘pareyio 09’.
I still have great respect for this player. I dare ask the rest of the players to watch Ngwa’s steps!
K’Ogalo can still occupy it’s right of place in continental football only if they become displine and remain focused on their choosen career. I can today choose to shift my loyalty to another club but our players cannot afford to substitute displine to indispline. The same applies to fans.
If you requested to show your ticket, please do it. If you are show a gate to pass through, don’t argue like a fool. It is you who choose to sit there. If are politely reminded to leave behind cans or botlles of soda, why shout on top of your lungs? These rules might sound simple but nonetheless they help us have a fun filled and enjoyable time in our stadia. This is what the SSMB aims to achieve.
@Eblazing that is well put. NGWA do the talking on the pitch starting today. Emulate Blackberry by being practical oriented and avoid the press at this early stage until when they create KING NGWA based on your wonderful performances. Remember the press is a double-edged sword that can make and equally destroy at the same time. KWA MPOLE!
ngwa is a talent. my best wishes.
If I were Baldwin Ngwa I would take the advice @6 very seriously. That is the best advice to give to a player who still has ambitions to develop further.
Thank you Jabilo and Jackowili. We got every responsibility to guide the players so that what fans and themselves believe in does not get into their heads. Examples are all over the world in the best leagues. Young players who would scale the heights of soccer are brought down by their own personal gratification and player anthems from fans. Let them keep their feet on the ground. Thank you again Ogango T, Pareiyo, Dan, Jabilo, Jackowili, Creative, Mwakio and others who keep true to the philosophy of making this club a better one. Hope we start off brightly today. Good bless you all. God bless Kogalo.
Comrades on this blog some of us are tied down with work at this moment when the match has already kicked off. Any good Samaritan out there to update us on the net?
But our heartfelt prayer, best wishes and remote support are truly with you good guys of K’Ogalo at the city stadium. Let us all behave well and accept any kind of result.
@ O. Trailer it’s now squared at 1- 1 first half still in progress. The pitch is wet and slippery at the moment. More update later.Keep positive the match can go either way.
Eti 1- 1 aiii! im praying so that the number of goals turn to be one greater than the other in favour of gor. please @Okoth jabilo, keep on updating us.
Second half just about start. K’Ogalo scored via a fine move on the run of play while mathare equalized via a dead ball corner kick. Mathare are having the upper hand especially in the midfield . We must up our game to emerge victorious.
stil nil-nil 5 more minutes.
its draw 1-1 game over
Commitment bado kwa players
What I wrote came to pass. Ngwa was isolated and resorted to wild shots. Still more work to be done. The coach says there are a junk of players who cant run and think at the same time. Interesting observation there.