Nairobi City Stars youngster Rodgers Okuse is dreaming of playing for the national team, Harambee Stars in the near future, the speedster has told Mozzart Sport.Okuse, in his second season with Simba wa Nairobi has grown to become a key player for the Nicholas Muyoti-led outfit who are currently third in the FKF Premier League (FKF-PL) lo with 13 points after six rounds of league matches.Another City Stars prodigy in Timothy ‘Babu’ Ouma made his national team debut earlier this month when he made two substitute appearances against Uganda and Rwanda in World Cup qualification matches and for Okuse, that is an inspiration for him as he works towards getting a national team summon and debut.47’| Nairobi City Stars FC makes their first change as goal scorer Ezekiel Odera goes out for winger Rodgers ‘Okuse’ Okumu.Police F.C 0-2 Nairobi City Stars#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/cvcXx1yNd1— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) October 16, 2021 “I definitely want to play for the national team, Harambee Stars in the near future. Seeing Babu, a player I train with daily make his debut was a motivation for me and other players in the team and I am going to work so that the national team coaches can notice me and give me an opportunity, that will be a dream come true because it is something that I have been looking forward to,” he told Mozzart Sport in an interview.Okuse further revealed that Simba wa Nairobi boss has been gassing him up to work hard at the club level in order to be noticed by national team coaches.“Coach Muyoti encourages me to keep working hard at my club. He tells me that I have the talent to play for Harambee Stars and that belief and trust from my coach is something I am grateful for and I want to make him proud,” he added.Okuse moved to Nairobi City Stars in October 2020 from the National Super League side, Modern Coast Rangers.
