Jaden Oguda, son of Kenya Premier League Ltd (KPL) CEO and Mathare United legend Jack Oguda received recognition after being voted Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for April 4-10.Oguda is currently in his sophomore year in Washington, USA, and plays as a forward for his high school football team, soccer for the Americans.The young Oguda scored twice as his team Jackson High School came from behind to beat Mariner 3-2, netting the equalizer as well as the match-winner on April 8.Like father like son. Jaden Oguda is the son of former KPL CEO and Mathare United legend Jack Oguda He is in High School in Washington, US and has been nominated for the Prep Athlete of the Week Award for scoring this goal.#StarsAbroad pic.twitter.com/mgp6a11krz— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) April 12, 2022 His contribution in the game saw him nominated for the award by the news outlet Herald where he consequently claimed 32..5% of the total votes cast, 746 of 2,297 votes.He beat six other challengers drawn from different disciplines for the award, with the closest one managing 434 votes.Congratulations to our very own Jaden Oguda for winning the Herald Prep Athlete of the week! ⚽️⚽️⚽️Congrats to all the athletes that were nominated #GoWolves @HMJacksonHS @JHSWolfpack @TWolvesJHS https://t.co/qzbOeSOj0B pic.twitter.com/2XWsca46P5— JHS Boys Soccer (@JHS_BoysSoccer) April 19, 2022 Mozzart Sport highlighted another Kenyan player Leon Osoro who kickstarted life in Spain with Alicante City FC Football Academy on high, managing to score thrice in the first three matches that he played for the academy’s U19 side.Kenyan teenage midfielder takes Spain by stormOsoro moved to Spain earlier this year after being spotted during a tournament held in Nakuru’s Bahati area and graced by former Tusker FC midfielder David Kenga of Elite Soccer Training in South Carolina and coach Bob Oyugi of Education in Sports Academy in Nairobi.
