Nondi is set to join the slowly swelling list of Kenyan footballers who have plied their trade in lucrative European inter club competitions when his Georgian employer Dila Gori entertain Slovakian outfit Zhilina FC in the qualifiersThe first leg is slated for Thursday away with Gori who sealed return to European football by virtue of finishing third last season set to host the return leg a week later.Should Gori eliminate the Zhilina, they will book a date with Apollo Limassol of Cyprus in the next round. The holding midfielder who moved to Georgia in 2017 signing for Kolkheti Poti after a brief stint with record champions Gor Mahia believes that their playing unit is strong enough to advance to the group stages of the competition which local footballers die to feature in.He ditched Poti the following year for Gori who are currently placed fourth in the league.Attacking midfielder Amos Nondi’s highlights with Georgian top tier side FC Kolkheti Poti. pic.twitter.com/0Fk0LAp5ze— Vincent Opiyo (@vincentsopiyo) August 30, 2017 “I can’t wait to debut in the Conference League. I am excited about this as it is my first time and I also have a dream of helping the team reach the group stages,” he said in a telephone interview.The former national U20 captain who is forever indebted to on song Harambee Stars left back Eric ‘Marcelo’ Ouma and former Saburtalo midfielder Alwyn Tera for helping him settle in Georgia also revealed his intentions of using the competition to send a message to coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee.Marcelo joined the Georgian league six months earlier that Nondi while Tera who recently crossed to Armenian champions joined in 2015.Nondi who admits to he can comfortably converse in the official Georgian language said he was longing to summoned in the senior national team and prove he has something to offer despite the sky high competition in his preferred role.Amos Nondi celebrating his maiden goal for @OfficialGMFC against Chemelil Sugar #SPL16 pic.twitter.com/AkXwakwmo1— Bonface Osano (@bonfaceosano) September 10, 2016 ” Having captained the Rising Stars team, I know the pride which comes with representing the country in international assignments. It is in this regard, I continue to work hard hoping to get a call up to the senior team. In the meantime, I will not stop offering support to the team whether I am considered or not, ” he added.##EDITORS_CHOICE##
