Harambee Stars skipper Michael Olunga has already commenced plans of life after professional football as he revealed he would love to take up an ambassadorial role in the sport.At the age of 27, Olunga still has close to a decade under his belt in football if his current form that sees him top the Qatar Stars League goal scorers chart is anything to go by.@DuhailSC @theafcdotcom pic.twitter.com/PlPohPrAaW— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) January 4, 2022 The former Gor Mahia forward however revealed that he would still want to give back to football even after calling time on his career in order to help Kenyan players reach the upper echelons of the sport.“Nobody knows what the future holds but of course I’d like to stay active in football or anything related to football, try and be an ambassador of football maybe in Kenya to try and promote football to make it easy for the growth of the sport.I would like to help players who get little visibility to get the same opportunity that we got while playing, it’s a big responsibility now that we are playing because of the legacy you want to leave,” said Olunga in an interview with Al Duhail.The Asian Champions League top scorer could still pursue a career in engineering which he studies at the Technical University of Kenya and partly in Sweden but is yet to complete the course.Olunga admitted that he cherishes the opportunity to fly the Kenyan flag high whenever he plays and hopes his performances can raise the level of football in the country.🔝 @OgadaOlunga is way ahead on top with 4️⃣ weeks remaining in the tournamentFind out the list of all #QNBStarsLeague scorers so far 👇🏻🔗 https://t.co/o6puVWjpWy pic.twitter.com/ITHTmM1U4z— Qatar Stars League (@QSL_EN) February 11, 2022 “We have a lot of popular players in Kenya and also now I’m the captain of the national team but it’s a motivation in itself to be out here trying to perform and put Kenya on the map in terms of football because we also dream of having more professional players.It’s a good moment to come out here and make great achievements and also try to improve the level of the game in Kenya,” added Olunga.
