{"id":281,"date":"2012-01-01T01:40:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T01:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=281"},"modified":"2012-01-01T02:54:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T02:54:58","slug":"kisumu-lad-thrills-kogalo-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/kisumu-lad-thrills-kogalo-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Kisumu lad thrills Kogalo fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From futaa.com<\/p>\n<p>When <em>K\u2019Ogalo<\/em><span> played Kisumu Combined in Kisumu on Friday 30 December an unknown boy\u00a0 stood out, and even scored against<span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\"> Gor <\/span><span><span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\">Mahia <\/span>to ensure the 12-time Kenyan Premier League champions went into the break trailing\u2026by then the boy was just Antony Otieno.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Balotelli<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>K\u2019Ogalo<\/em><span><span>, impressed by the lad, immediately made a swoop and by the time he featured in<span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\"> their <\/span>next game, against Bondo United,<\/span><span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\"> Gor <\/span><span><span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\">Mahia <\/span>followers had already named him<\/span><\/span><em> Balotelli<\/em>. So there he is, Antony <em>Balotelli<\/em><span> Otieno, the newest<span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\"> Gor <\/span><span><span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\">Mahia <\/span>recruit who also scored the only goal as K\u2019Ogalo won against Bondo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>futaa.com<\/em>, both the club\u2019s Secretary General George Bwana and the Vice Chair Faiz Ochieng singled out the muscular 20 year old for praise, saying he is the next big thing in Kenyan football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The next big thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>-I can assure you this is the biggest signing we will make from the<span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\"> tour<\/span>. The boy has got all the qualities a premier league club can desire; the talent, the physique and the speed are just but a few qualities to reckon, Bwana said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>-Watch out for this boy, he is the next big thing in Kenyan football. The two goals he scored in the past 24 hours are just not enough to explain his capability. The boy is so talented, Faiz told <em>futaa.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span><span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\">Gor <\/span><span><span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\">Mahia <\/span><span>are now preparing for the final game of<span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\"> their <\/span><span><span id=\"dtx-highlighting-item\">tour <\/span>against Gem Combined which is slated to kick off at 1600hrs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The name Balotelli is ill advised. Fans should strongly consider a more original nickname. If you are going to nickname the lad after a player then consider a better role model like . Also you might consider letting him play long enough to earn a nickname before you give him one. 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