Posta Rangers chairman John Tonui has heaped praise on his retiring midfielder Joseph Mbugi who has since taken up the position of team trainer after what has been a largely successful 14-year long career.Mbugi, who featured in a handful of matches last season has joined Stanley Okumbi’s backroom staff where he will serve as a team trainer. He has been a loyal servant of the Mail-men for the last eight years. He joined Posta in 2013 from Tusker FC and has played for the team both in the second and top tier.##NAJAVA_MECA_5932433##His loyal service to the club has seen him retained in a technical capacity and Tonui took time to praise the diminutive midfielder for his service to the club as a player. The club boss believes his addition to the bench will be of great benefit to the team.“He has been a loyal servant of the club and it was only right that we absorb him in a different role within the team. He boasts of a wealth of experience, understands the team culture well and we are confident that he will be of great value to the team in a technical role,” he stated.‘Captain’ Joseph Mbugi’s 14-year involvement as a player in the Premier League comes to an end as he takes up a new role as Posta Rangers FC Team Manager.2001-2009: Mathare Youth2010: Mahakama FC & Rangers FC2011: Tusker FC (league title)(Contd)#footke pic.twitter.com/qnirHLcbGX— Footballers Of Our Time (@TransferMarktEA) October 26, 2021 Tonui further went ahead to challenge Mbugi to give his best as a trainer for the good of the team.“As the club chairman, I want to first thank him for the loyal service to the club as a player. He was exemplary as a player and captain and we are proud of the work he did. I also want to congratulate him on his new role as a trainer and wish him well. I also challenge him to serve the team to the best of his abilities,” he added.Mbugi’s football career started with Mathare Youth in 2001, he left Mathare Youth for Mahakama FC in 2010. A year later he moved to Tusker FC where he played for two years before joining Posta Rangers.
